Untitled (Bus Shelter)
Photograph
1983-85 (photographed)
1983-85 (photographed)
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The image depicts a scene at a red and white couloured bus shelter. An overflowing bin attached to a pole and rubbish on the floor make up the foreground. An elderly couple sits on a bench in the bus shelter, sharing a bag of crisps. On the left side a baby sits in a push chair, eating an icecream in a cone. In the left background a woman standing next next to the bus shelter points towards the open sky.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Photography by Martin Parr, 'Untitled (Bus Shelter) from the series 'The Last Resort', 1983-85, C-type print |
| Physical description | The image depicts a scene at a red and white couloured bus shelter. An overflowing bin attached to a pole and rubbish on the floor make up the foreground. An elderly couple sits on a bench in the bus shelter, sharing a bag of crisps. On the left side a baby sits in a push chair, eating an icecream in a cone. In the left background a woman standing next next to the bus shelter points towards the open sky. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
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| Accession number | RPS.1255-2018 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2018 |
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