1862 International Exhibition buildings under construction, Picture gallery interior
Photograph
1861 (photographed)
1861 (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.
This is one of many photographs which were taken to document the construction of the 1862 International Exhibtion buildings.
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.
This is one of many photographs which were taken to document the construction of the 1862 International Exhibtion buildings.
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Title | 1862 International Exhibition buildings under construction, Picture gallery interior (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph, South Kensington, 1862 International Exhibition buildings under construction, Picture gallery interior, 1861 |
Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a long narrow empty exhibition space under construction. The ceiling is dominated by a long skylight. In the distance is a series of archways through which a window is seen. A ladder leans against the wall on the right. What appears to be gas lighting fixtures are seen in the space, not yet installed. A wheel barrow is also visible on the floor. In the distance, barely visible are a group of workers |
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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. This is one of many photographs which were taken to document the construction of the 1862 International Exhibtion buildings. |
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Accession number | 1605-1927 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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