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'GOING NOWHERE FAST'

Photograph
1975-1985 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Brooking, Alec Richard (FRPS) (photographer)
Place of origin
Wellingborough (photographed)

Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted on silver-coloured card. The image shows two boys in a field among houses, pretending to ride a Honda motorbike from which the wheels have been removed. Both boys have short straight hair and wear bomber jackets with light trousers and lace-up trainers.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Education & Learning
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
Title'GOING NOWHERE FAST' (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photographic paper on card
Photographic Paper
Card
Photography
Brief description
Black and white photograph (boys on a defunct motorbike) by Alec Brooking; British, 1975-1985
Physical description
Black and white photograph of landscape proportions, mounted on silver-coloured card. The image shows two boys in a field among houses, pretending to ride a Honda motorbike from which the wheels have been removed. Both boys have short straight hair and wear bomber jackets with light trousers and lace-up trainers.
Dimensions
  • (image only) height: 30.4cm
  • (image only) width: 40.6cm
  • (mount) height: 40.5cm
  • (mount) width: 48.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GOING NOWHERE FAST' (Textual information; upper left corner of mount back; writing; pencil)
  • ALEC BROOKING, F.R.P.S./ 3 MEADWAY/ NORTHAMPTON/ NN3 3BP/ TEL. N'TON 405464 (Label; upper left corner of mount back; printing; printing ink)
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
Reason For Production: Private
Subjects depicted
Children (People by Age Group)
Motorcycles
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.38-1998

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Record createdJanuary 18, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10025/going-nowhere-fast-photograph-brooking-alec-richard/
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