Platelayer on Holyhead main line
Photograph
1979 (photographed)
1979 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Black and white photograph showing an aerial view of a railway track with a man bent double over it.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Platelayer on Holyhead main line (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Platelayer on Holyhead main line, gelatin-silver print by Michael Bennett, 1979, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph showing an aerial view of a railway track with a man bent double over it. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Paul Barker |
| Production | The photograph resulted from a commission by New Society magazine |
| Bibliographic reference | Published in New Society 18.10.1979 to accompany the article 'Inequality in the workplace: how white-collar always wins; Peter Townsend's new, national study of poverty includes valuable findings about 'deprivation at work'', pp.120-123, with a cover image. This photograph appears on pp.122-123 with the caption (a quote from the article about a scaffolder taken out of context) 'I slipped at work and injured my back'.
The photograph was part of an exhibition commissioned by the Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, in 1980. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.84-2006 |
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| Record created | July 9, 2008 |
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