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Sonia Lannaman, sprinter, at local track

Photograph
1981 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Black and white photograph of a black woman on a running track, tucking her t-shirt into tracksuit bottoms.

Object details

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Object type
TitleSonia Lannaman, sprinter, at local track (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Sonia Lannaman, sprinter, at local track, gelatin-silver print by Chris Moyse, 1981, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a black woman on a running track, tucking her t-shirt into tracksuit bottoms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.3cm
  • Width: 26.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Paul Barker
Production
Photographed on assignment for New Society magazine
Bibliographic reference
Published as the cover to New Society, 6 August 1981, 'What makes black sports stars run?'. The cover credit reads 'Photograph of Sonia Lannaman by Chris Moyse'. Other photographs by Moyse illustrate the article 'The black British sporting life' on pp.215-217.
Collection
Accession number
E.70-2006

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Record createdJuly 23, 2008
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