Gelatin Silver print by Bert Hardy (1913-1990), titled Cockney Life at the Elephant and Castle, London, January 8, 1949
Cockney Life at the Elephant and Castle, London. There are thousands of similar basement rooms where tens of thousands of people live – yet each one is different.– Picture Post Magazine, January 8, 1949.There is a spot to the border on the left of the image.
Provenance: Purchased from The Photographers Gallery, London, in 1991 on the occasion of an exhibition of Hardys photographs in Edinburgh, and thereafter by succession.
Specifications of Cockney Life at the Elephant and Castle, London, January 8, 1949
Silver Gelatin Print
Print size: 30.5 x 40.5cm (12″ x 16″)
Image size: 22.7 x 35.5cm (9″ x14″)
Mount size: 40.5 x 50.5 cm (16 ” x 20″)
Signed by artist in ink on recto
Artist’s copyright stamp on verso
Printed later
UNFRAMED
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Beautifully presented in a custom mount, this gelatin silver print would make an elegant addition to any collection.
