1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington, Progress of buildings, looking east
Photograph
27 April 1862 (photographed)
27 April 1862 (photographed)
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Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site.
Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.
Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography.
Object details
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| Title | 1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington, Progress of buildings, looking east (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph, 1862 International Exhibition, South Kensington, Progress of buildings, looking east, albumen print, 27 April 1861 |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a construction site with laborers and wheel barrows and buckets. |
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| Gallery label | The success of the 1851 Great Exhibition inspired plans for a second world fair in London. The 1862 International Exhibition was held in South Kensington, where the Natural History Museum and Science Museum now stand. This photograph, which documents preparation for the fair, shows a formally dressed site manager overseeing labourers toiling on the building’s construction. In the distance, a horse and cart transport materials to the site.(May 2023) |
| Credit line | Presented by F. Fowkes, 5 September 1905 |
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| Summary | Photographs and photographers were present from the very beginning of the V&A's history and the Museum has an extensive collection of images from the 1850s through to the present which documents the construction and development of the V&A and the South Kensington site. Originally collected by the National Art Library as part of a programme to record works of art, architecture and design in the interest of public education, these topographic and architectural views were valued as records and as source material for students of architecture and design. As well as being crucial records of the history of the V&A, and an important element within the National Art Library's visual encyclopaedia, these photographs are also significant artefacts in the history of the art of photography. |
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| Accession number | PH.2209-1905 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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