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Curlew

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Artist/Maker

A mounted black and white photograph of a curlew at nest with eggs


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCurlew (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
Photograph by John Markham, 'Curlew', gelatin silver print
Physical description
A mounted black and white photograph of a curlew at nest with eggs
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 51cm
  • Mount width: 40.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Curlew/ John Markham (pencil, recto, mount)
  • artist's inscription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label (pencil, printed label, verso, mount)
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
Object history
Part of the Nature Conservancy Council -- National Collection of Nature Photographs
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1622-2023

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Record createdJuly 4, 2023
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