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Unemployed boy, Newport docks

Photograph
1981 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white image of the back of a man, leaning against a post and looking out over the river at Newport docks.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleUnemployed boy, Newport docks
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Unemployed boy, Newport docks, gelatin-silver print by Steve Benbow, 1981, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker
Physical description
Black and white image of the back of a man, leaning against a post and looking out over the river at Newport docks.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 470mm
  • Mount width: 570mm
  • Print height: 410mm
  • Print width: 510mm
Style
Credit line
Given by Paul Barker
Production
Photograph is a result of a commission by the New Society magazine
Bibliographic reference
Cropped version of this image reproduced as cover to New Society, 16 July 1981, with the title 'What can we do about youth unemployment?'
Collection
Accession number
E.91-2006

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Record createdJune 20, 2008
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