Photograph
1931 (photographed)
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A black and white photograph showing a man and woman installing a poster exhibition at the V&A; the man is kneeling on the floor of the exhibition area and examining posters. As well as the posters on the floor there are many already attached to walls and boards.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Emile Otto Hoppé, depicting the 1931 Poster Exhibition being installed at the V&A, gelatin-silver print, London, 1931 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph showing a man and woman installing a poster exhibition at the V&A; the man is kneeling on the floor of the exhibition area and examining posters. As well as the posters on the floor there are many already attached to walls and boards. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped on the back with the photographer's copyright stamp and numbered in pencil '19669.E' |
| Credit line | Given by Jeremy Greenwood |
| Object history | From departmental notes: 'The photograph shows Martin Hardie, then Keeper of the Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, kneeling on the floor of the exhibition area and examining posters. Many posters are also shown already attached to walls and screens, including works by `Ashley' (Ashley Havinden), E McKnight Kauffer, C R W Nevinson, Paul Nash, Edward Wadsworth, etc. The negatives for this series, and others made by Hoppe in the V&A in 1931, are in the E O Hoppe Archive at Curatorial Assistance Inc, Pasedana, Ca, USA.' |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996 |
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| Accession number | E.655-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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