About this artwork
The housing question lay at the heart of the Viennese project of municipal socialism. Facing a collapse in the housing market after the First World War, the social-democratic administration built nearly 64,000 new homes between 1919 and 1934, providing accommodation for around 200,000 people. The programme was the envy of Europe and was frequently praised by British Labour politicians. However, whilst impressive, the number of homeless in the city continued to rise, tripling between 1924 and 1934. This is one of a series of photographs by Tudor-Hart of a city slum, suggesting she was keen to document an aspect of Viennese life too often avoided by official publications.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Edith Tudor-Hart (1908 - 1973) Austrian
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title:Slum Housing, Vienna
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date created:Photographed about 1931
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printed by:Owen Logan (born 1963) Scottish
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:30.30 x 30.10 cm
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credit line:Printed 2004 from original negatives held in the Edith Tudor Hart Archive
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accession number:PGP 279.27B
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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...