About this artwork
This photograph is one of McKenzie’s studies documenting the Hawkhill community, taken between 1965 and 1981. Hawkhill was a lively and bustling area of Dundee, where due to overcrowding, whole streets were demolished between 1920s and 1970s and inhabitants moved to newly built housing estates elsewhere. ‘Mrs Wallace's Pie Shop’ is an essay made up of three pictures showing Mrs Wallace in white overalls, standing behind her marble counter., Bbeside her is a pile of meat pies, and with there is an old-fashioned cash register in the background.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Joseph McKenzie (1929 - 2015) Scottish
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title:Mrs Wallace, Mrs Wallace's Pie Shop, Hawkhill, Dundee
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date created:1964 - 1986
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:20.20 x 31.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased from the photographer, 1987
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accession number:PGP 99.6
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Joseph McKenzie
Joseph McKenzie
Joseph McKenzie trained as a photographer whilst in the RAF, and became one of Britain's most prolific post-war practitioners. After his appointment as Lecturer in Photography at Duncan of Jordanstone College in 1964, he embarked on a series of ambitious documentary projects. McKenzie recorded the...