'I got a .410 shotgun from Santa Claus last year'. Sarah Read, aged 10, at her father's gun store, Memphis

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Artist/Maker	Nelson, Zed (photographer)
Place of origin	Memphis (made)

This photograph comes from Zed Nelson’s project ‘Gun Nation’, which explores the American fascination with gun culture. The project has been widely exhibited and published in book form, and is credited as an influence on Michael Moore’s 2002 documentary film Bowling for Columbine. This image, showing a girl in her father’s gun store, works as a diptych with museum no. E.2049-2004, a close-up of ammunition in a Las Vegas shop.

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Category	Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Titles	'I got a .410 shotgun from Santa Claus last year'. Sarah Read, aged 10, at her father's gun store, Memphis (assigned by artist) Gun Nation (series title)
Materials and techniques	Gelatin-silver print
Brief description	'I got a .410 shotgun from Santa Claus last year'. Sarah Read, aged 10, at her father's gun store, Memphis, gelatin-silver print, 1997-2000, from the project 'Gun Nation', by Zed Nelson
Physical description	Black and white photograph of a young girl leaning over the counter of a gun store, with rows of rifles lined up behind her.
Dimensions	Height: 41cm Width: 33cm
Style	Photojournalism
Credit line	Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund
Place depicted	Memphis
Summary	This photograph comes from Zed Nelson’s project ‘Gun Nation’, which explores the American fascination with gun culture. The project has been widely exhibited and published in book form, and is credited as an influence on Michael Moore’s 2002 documentary film Bowling for Columbine. This image, showing a girl in her father’s gun store, works as a diptych with museum no. E.2049-2004, a close-up of ammunition in a Las Vegas shop.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2048-2004

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Record created	February 9, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O92335/i-got-a-410-shotgun-photograph-nelson-zed/

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