About this artwork
Local junior football clubs are still a feature of the former mining areas. They carry the intense local pride felt in the villages. This woman could have been a fan of Glenafton (black and white colours until 1960 and based in New Cumnock, where the photo may have been taken), Cumnock Juniors, or Ayr United. Her partner – missing an arm, possibly the result of a mining injury – sports a Rangers scarf. Former miners still loyally support both local and ‘big’ teams, without contradiction.
Updated March 2024
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artist:Milton Rogovin (1909 - 2011) American
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title:Family of Miners, Scotland, 1982
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date created:1982
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:18.20 x 15.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Gift 2006
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accession number:PGP 371.13
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Milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin was an American social documentary photographer. Born in New York, Rogovin had experienced the Great Depression of the 1930s. It left a profound impression on him which fuelled his empathy with the plight of working-class people. He practised as an optometrist in Buffalo, New York...