Fleshers
Photograph
1951 (photographed)
1951 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010) worked to photograph the changing face of British manufacturing industries during the 1950s and 1960s. His photographs are recognized for their uniquely modern design elements, humanist strain, and their contribution to the documentation of the rebirth of British industry in the post war era.
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| Object type | |
| Title | Fleshers (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver gelatin print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Maurice Broomfield, 'Fleshers', 1951, gelatin silver print, printed 1995 |
| Physical description | A photograph by Maurice Bloomfield of 11 workers (1 standing, 10 seated) plucking sheepskins. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed by Maurice Broomfield, dated 1951. 4/25 |
| Gallery label | Maurice Broomfield: Industrial Sublime, Gallery 100 (2021-2022)
Fleshers
Newman Neame, Hawick, Scotland
1951
In this photograph, ‘fleshers’, an old Scottish word used to describe butchers, remove the skin and strip off the wool from the sheeps’ fleece to make leather. Lighting was subdued to enhance the atmosphere in the picture, which Broomfield described as ‘like a scene from Dickens’.
Gelatin silver print, printed 1995
Given by the artist
Museum no. E.3742-2007 |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010) worked to photograph the changing face of British manufacturing industries during the 1950s and 1960s. His photographs are recognized for their uniquely modern design elements, humanist strain, and their contribution to the documentation of the rebirth of British industry in the post war era. |
| Other number | V92-5 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3742-2007 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2009 |
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