? Photograph by Edith Tudor-Hart
Family Group, Stepney, London
Photographed about 1932
Tudor-Hart worked extensively amongst working-class communities in East and North London, photographing children on the streets and families in their homes. She was part of a larger movement on the left concerned about the effect of widespread slum housing. However, Tudor-Hart?s imagery is rarely merely propaganda and her ability to connect with those she photographs ? often women and children ? is evident. This complex photograph explores the photographer?s relationship to her subjects. Shot deliberately through the window it emphasises her voyeurism, thus limiting the sentimental impact of the image.
