Family Group, Stepney, London
About this artwork
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.
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title:Family Group, Stepney, London
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accession number:PGP 279.3B
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materials:Modern silver gelatine print from archival negative
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date created:Photographed about 1932
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credit line:Presented by Wolfgang Suschitzky 2004
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copyright:© Copyright held jointly by Peter Suschitzky, Julia Donat & Misha Donat
Edith Tudor-Hart
Edith Tudor-Hart
Edith Tudor-Hart, née Suschitzky, was one of the most significant documentary photographers working in Britain in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Vienna, she grew up in radical Jewish circles. Edith married Alex Tudor-Hart, a British doctor, and the pair moved to England. There she worked as a documentary photographer,…