The Lesson
Photograph
1975-1985 (photographed)
1975-1985 (photographed)
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Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted on grey card. The image shows a teacher coaching three pupils in tennis techniques (all four carry tennis racquets) out of doors, on a hard court. The teacher, a man with a beard and dark curly hair, is wearing a light-coloured polo shirt and sleeveless jumper with dark tracksuit trousers, white socks and training shoes, and is demonstrating a backhand stroke. To the left of him stand a curly-haired girl wearing a white T-shirt and tennis skirt with training shoes, and a boy with fair hair wearing a long-sleeved white top with white shorts and socks and coloured training shoes. To the right of the teacher is a younger child with short straight hair, who is wearing a short-sleeved white sports shirt with white shorts, socks and training shoes.
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Title | The Lesson (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Photographic paper on card |
Brief description | Black and white photograph (a tennis lesson) by Alec Brooking; British, 1975-1985 |
Physical description | Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted on grey card. The image shows a teacher coaching three pupils in tennis techniques (all four carry tennis racquets) out of doors, on a hard court. The teacher, a man with a beard and dark curly hair, is wearing a light-coloured polo shirt and sleeveless jumper with dark tracksuit trousers, white socks and training shoes, and is demonstrating a backhand stroke. To the left of him stand a curly-haired girl wearing a white T-shirt and tennis skirt with training shoes, and a boy with fair hair wearing a long-sleeved white top with white shorts and socks and coloured training shoes. To the right of the teacher is a younger child with short straight hair, who is wearing a short-sleeved white sports shirt with white shorts, socks and training shoes. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Margaret Brooking |
Object history | The photograph was taken by Alec Brooking during his career as teacher/ headmaster in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire |
Production | Probably taken at Warwick County Primary School, Wellingborough Reason For Production: Private |
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Accession number | B.28-1998 |
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Record created | January 11, 1999 |
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