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Untitled [A young girl speaking on her parents' telephone in South London]
Photograph
1973 (Photographed), 2011 (Printed)
1973 (Photographed), 2011 (Printed)
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Photographer Neil Kenlock (born 1950) moved to London from Jamaica in 1963 and became determined to document black pride in the face of racial prejudice. Building on his background in protest photography, Kenlock brought the same sense of confidence to the colour photographs he took of British Caribbean people at home in the 1970s.
Families had photographs like this taken to send to their relatives in the Caribbean to show that they had settled well in Britain. The compositions of these images recall studio portraiture. The lighthearted nature of this photograph presents a more playful take on the domestic scene, as a young girl pretends to use the telephone.
The V&A acquired ten photographs by Kenlock alongside work by his contemporaries Charlie Phillips and Armet Francis as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives.
Families had photographs like this taken to send to their relatives in the Caribbean to show that they had settled well in Britain. The compositions of these images recall studio portraiture. The lighthearted nature of this photograph presents a more playful take on the domestic scene, as a young girl pretends to use the telephone.
The V&A acquired ten photographs by Kenlock alongside work by his contemporaries Charlie Phillips and Armet Francis as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives.
Object details
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| Title | Untitled [A young girl speaking on her parents' telephone in South London] (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Neil Kenlock, 'Untitled [A young girl speaking on her parents' telephone in South London]', C-type print, London, 1973, printed 2011 |
| Physical description | A colour photograph of a young black girl smiling as she poses talking on a corded telephone in a living room. She is stood in the centre of the image and has a white bow in her hair, wearing jeans and a shirt with bright blue and orange details. Next to the telephone there is a vase of flowers. The room is decorated with wallpaper and carpet of different patterns. |
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| Credit line | Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. |
| Object history | The V&A acquired this photograph as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives. |
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| Summary | Photographer Neil Kenlock (born 1950) moved to London from Jamaica in 1963 and became determined to document black pride in the face of racial prejudice. Building on his background in protest photography, Kenlock brought the same sense of confidence to the colour photographs he took of British Caribbean people at home in the 1970s. Families had photographs like this taken to send to their relatives in the Caribbean to show that they had settled well in Britain. The compositions of these images recall studio portraiture. The lighthearted nature of this photograph presents a more playful take on the domestic scene, as a young girl pretends to use the telephone. The V&A acquired ten photographs by Kenlock alongside work by his contemporaries Charlie Phillips and Armet Francis as part of the Staying Power project. Staying Power is a five year partnership between the V&A and Black Cultural Archives. The project aims to explore black British experience from the 1950s to the 1990s through photographs acquired by the V&A and oral histories conducted by Black Cultural Archives. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Making & unmaking. Olowu, Duro. London : Ridinghouse : Camden Arts Centre, 2016.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Camden Arts Centre, London, 19 June - 18 September 2016.
Includes interview of Duro Olowu by Glenn Ligon. |
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| Accession number | E.214-2012 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2012 |
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