Grace Robertson
From the series 'Mothers' Day Off'
About this artwork
Mother's Day Off was a photostory about a group of women from Bermondsey in South London enjoying a day-trip to the coast. It was one of a series of articles in which Picture Post looked at the ways in which working-class people spent their free time during the summer months. On a rare day off the women are enjoying a drink at a local bar before departing for Margate. This has clearly sparked off the curiosity of the children playing outside.
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title:From the series 'Mothers' Day Off'
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accession number:PGP 192.1
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materials:Silver gelatine print
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date created:1954
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measurements:35.30 x 25.20 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1989
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copyright:© Estate of Grace Robertson
Grace Robertson
Grace Robertson
Grace Robertson was one of the most significant women photojournalists. At the beginning of her career in the 1950s, she used the pseudonym Dick Muir. The daughter of a Scots-born Picture Post writer, she worked for the magazine before its collapse in 1957. Picture Post was one of only a handful of…