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The Wedding Sheaf May 1995

Photograph
1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of a man standing next to a very tall wheat sheaf, in the doorway of a barn.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Wedding Sheaf May 1995
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print, toned
Brief description
'The Wedding Sheaf May 1995', photograph by Tessa Traeger, printed 1997
Physical description
Photograph of a man standing next to a very tall wheat sheaf, in the doorway of a barn.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.8cm
  • Width: 39.3cm
49.8 x 39.3 cm
Credit line
Given by the photographer
Object history
Exhibitions: Tessa Traeger: New Work, Michael Hoppen Photography, 3 Jubilee Place, London SW3, 24 April - 31 May 1997

Printed on Kentmere Art Classic paper and split-toned. Taken from 1993-96 in the Ardeche region of France, as part of a self-assigned project on traditional methods of food production which are threatened by new legislation by the Euraopean Union. The photographs were exhibited locally in the St. Agreve Arts Festival exhibition. The photographer's extensive notes on the series are on file in the Photography Collection.
Production
printed 1997
Bibliographic reference
Mark Haworth-Booth, Tessa Traeger: New Work, London, Michael Hoppen Photography, 1997 (exhibition brochure)
Collection
Accession number
E.2060-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
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