The Vale of Rest
Photograph
2000 (made)
2000 (made)
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Tom Hunter's landscapes in the series 'Life and Death in Hackney' are based on Pre-Raphaelite paintings. 'Vale of Rest' follows J.E. Millais' painting of the same name (1858) and 'After Party' follows Henry Wallis' 'The Stone Breaker' (1857). Both images were taken in the Lea Valley, Hackney, East London, and feature the travellers who use the area for open-air parties.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cibachrome print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Tom Hunter, "The Vale of Rest", colour photograph of two women sitting around a bonfire. |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of two women sitting around a bonfire. |
| Copy number | 5/12 |
| Gallery label | Label for 'Making It Up: Photographic Fictions' (3 May 2013 - 12 January 2014):
Tom Hunter (born 1965)
The Vale of Rest and After the Party
From the series Life and Death in Hackney
2000
The compositions of these staged tableaux are based on Pre-Raphaelite paintings by J.E. Millais and Henry Wallis. The photographs were taken in the Lea Valley, East London, and feature travellers, who used the area for open-air parties. Using dramatic natural lighting and rich colours Hunter presents a surprisingly beautiful version of an overgrown urban landscape.
Cibachrome prints
Given by the artist
Museum nos. E.3703 and 3704-2007 |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Summary | Tom Hunter's landscapes in the series 'Life and Death in Hackney' are based on Pre-Raphaelite paintings. 'Vale of Rest' follows J.E. Millais' painting of the same name (1858) and 'After Party' follows Henry Wallis' 'The Stone Breaker' (1857). Both images were taken in the Lea Valley, Hackney, East London, and feature the travellers who use the area for open-air parties. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3703-2007 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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