Steel Tubes
Photograph
1958 (photographed)
1958 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
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.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Steel Tubes (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver gelatin print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Maurice Broomfield, 'Steel Tubes', 1958, gelatin silver print, printed 1995 |
| Physical description | A silver gelatin print of stacked steel tubes. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed by Maurice Broomfield, dated 1958. |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3740-2007 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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