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Sixth Form Girl, Primary I Girl

Photograph
1986 (photographed), 1990 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph depicting two girls, wearing the same school uniform, standing side by side. One of the girls is of primary school age (approximately 5 years old) whilst the other is of sixth form age (approximately 16-18 years old). The photograph is staged as a traditional portrait showing the girls standing before a plain dark coloured velvet curtain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSixth Form Girl, Primary I Girl (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Photograph by David Williams, 'Sixth Form Girl/Primary I Girl' from Scottish Photography Portfolio I, gelatin-silver print, Scotland, photographed 1986, published 1990
Physical description
A black and white photograph depicting two girls, wearing the same school uniform, standing side by side. One of the girls is of primary school age (approximately 5 years old) whilst the other is of sixth form age (approximately 16-18 years old). The photograph is staged as a traditional portrait showing the girls standing before a plain dark coloured velvet curtain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Width: 25cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'David Williams' (Signed in ink )
  • 'Sixth Form Girl, Primary I Girl, © David Williams 1986.' (Signed and inscribed in pencil on the back)
Object history
From Scottish Photography Portfolio I, published by the Portfolio Gallery, Edinburgh, 1990, with an introduction by Sara Stevenson and texts by the photographers.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.3136-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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