Women textile workers, Glasgow
About this artwork
Census records give an insight into how our occupations have changed. In 1939 Humphrey Spender was commissioned by the magazine Picture Post to photograph the people of Glasgow for a series of articles looking at life in Britain’s industrial cities. He photographed workers at Glasgow’s world-renowned shipyards and documented women at work in textile factories, washhouses and markets. Now we are more likely to work for technology companies or in retail than we are to build ships or make textiles.
Published March 2022
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artist:Humphrey Spender (1910 - 2005) English
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title:Women textile workers, Glasgow
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date created:1939
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printed by:
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:18.80 x 27.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1986
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accession number:PGP 115.10
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gallery:
Humphrey Spender
Humphrey Spender
Spender initially studied architecture in London, but, following his qualification in 1933, he set up a photographic studio. After two years working at the Daily Mirror under the name Lensman, he photographed in Bolton for the Mass Observation movement (an independent body aiming to record the...