Mum's the Word
Photograph
1950s (photographed)
1950s (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
John Drysdale grew up in East Africa acquiring an early interest in both photography and animals. He trained at Guildford School of Art in England in the early 1950s and worked as an assistant to Cecil Beaton taking the official photos of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Whilst undertaking this, he began taking candid photographs of children in the streets of London.
His work is very diverse, ranging from fashion and advertising to photojournalism, yet this never stood in the way of his studies of children or interest in animals. This particular photograph comes from part of the 'Adventure Playground series'. Drysdale lives and work in London although his photographs are published all over the world, and is known for his pictures of unusual inter-species bonding and of children.
His work is very diverse, ranging from fashion and advertising to photojournalism, yet this never stood in the way of his studies of children or interest in animals. This particular photograph comes from part of the 'Adventure Playground series'. Drysdale lives and work in London although his photographs are published all over the world, and is known for his pictures of unusual inter-species bonding and of children.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mum's the Word (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph on paper |
| Brief description | Black and white photograph of two girls and a baby by John Drysdale, taken in the 1950s |
| Physical description | Black and white portrait photograph with a white border. The photograph shows two girls talking on the street next to some steps leading to a front door. One of the girls is holding the handle to a push chair with a baby asleep inside it. The girls are both dressed in dresses and cardigans and one of them is holding a box. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'John Drysdale / Copyright photograph: John Drysdale / 1, South Close, Barnet, Herts, EN5 5TP / United Kingdom / Tel +44(0) 20 8440 2969 / email john@johndrysdale.com / Reference No: 400621-2' (Signature and label on the back of the photograph) |
| Credit line | Given by John Drysdale |
| Summary | John Drysdale grew up in East Africa acquiring an early interest in both photography and animals. He trained at Guildford School of Art in England in the early 1950s and worked as an assistant to Cecil Beaton taking the official photos of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Whilst undertaking this, he began taking candid photographs of children in the streets of London. His work is very diverse, ranging from fashion and advertising to photojournalism, yet this never stood in the way of his studies of children or interest in animals. This particular photograph comes from part of the 'Adventure Playground series'. Drysdale lives and work in London although his photographs are published all over the world, and is known for his pictures of unusual inter-species bonding and of children. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.244-2009 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2010 |
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