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Couples and cars

Photograph
1954 (made)
Artist/Maker

Broomfield is known for his heroic photographs of post-war British industry, which highlight the beauty to be found in the functional. These romantic scenes convey the seductive potential of the car, contrasting the sleek, state-of-the art machines with the older, more traditional methods of production suggested by the hand-decorated caravan and half-timbered house. Broomfield and his family owned the caravan and used it for holidays.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCouples and cars (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Brief description
Photograph by Maurice Broomfield, Couples and cars, 1954, gelatin silver print
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a car and two people in front of a Roma caravan.
Dimensions
  • Height: 115mm
  • Width: 150mm
Subjects depicted
Summary
Broomfield is known for his heroic photographs of post-war British industry, which highlight the beauty to be found in the functional. These romantic scenes convey the seductive potential of the car, contrasting the sleek, state-of-the art machines with the older, more traditional methods of production suggested by the hand-decorated caravan and half-timbered house. Broomfield and his family owned the caravan and used it for holidays.
Other number
M664 - Negative number
Collection
Accession number
E.378:1-2019

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Record createdDecember 14, 2018
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