Balancing a Ship Propeller
Photograph
1956 (photographed)
1956 (photographed)
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Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010) worked to photograph the changing face of British manufacturing industries during the 1950s and 1960s. His photographs are recognized for their uniquely modern design elements, humanist strain, and their contribution to the documentation of the rebirth of British industry in the post war era.
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Title | Balancing a Ship Propeller (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Silver gelatin print |
Brief description | Photograph by Maurice Broomfield, 'Balancing a Ship Propeller', 1956, gelatin silver print, printed about 1995 |
Physical description | A silver gelatin print of a worker handling a ship's propeller |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed Maurice Broomfield |
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Credit line | Given by the artist |
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Summary | Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010) worked to photograph the changing face of British manufacturing industries during the 1950s and 1960s. His photographs are recognized for their uniquely modern design elements, humanist strain, and their contribution to the documentation of the rebirth of British industry in the post war era. |
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Other number | M1014-1 - Negative number |
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Accession number | E.3733-2007 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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