Jean Shrimpton at 91 Heigham Road
Photograph
1961 (photographed)
1961 (photographed)
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Half-length portrait of Jean Shrimpton, wearing an oversized knitted sweater, in a hallway, light shining in through the stained glass windows of the door (although she is lit from the front). She tugs at ht sweater with her right hand, while she leans against the wall with her left arm, her for-arm and hand draped over her head.
Object details
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| Title | Jean Shrimpton at 91 Heigham Road (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | 'Jean Shrimpton at 91 Heigham Road', 1961, gelatin-silver print, David Bailey |
| Physical description | Half-length portrait of Jean Shrimpton, wearing an oversized knitted sweater, in a hallway, light shining in through the stained glass windows of the door (although she is lit from the front). She tugs at ht sweater with her right hand, while she leans against the wall with her left arm, her for-arm and hand draped over her head. |
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| Gallery label | ‘Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography’, 2014. Label text:
David Bailey (b.1938)
Jean Shrimpton at 91 Heigham Road, London
1961
Bailey and his contemporaries Brian Duffy and Terence Donovan became known as ‘The Terrible Three’. All three worked as assistants to John French in their early careers, but unlike the previous generation of ‘gentlemen photographers’, they were from working-class families. This casual portrait depicts Bailey’s then girlfriend at his family’s post-war home.
Gelatin silver print
Given by David Bailey
Museum no. PH.140-1983
(07 03 2014) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist. Copyright David Bailey |
| Object history | David Bailey has long been one of the most famous commercial photographers in the world. He has worked for magazines and newspapers from Vogue to the Daily Telegraph, photographing most of the key cultural figures from the worlds of pop music, literature and theatre with a simple and dramatic style. He has remarked that his approach was inspired by the the style and free expression of working girls in dance halls. Bailey continues to have a successful and high profile career as a photographer and film maker. |
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| Accession number | PH.140-1983 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2003 |
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