Jo Spence
Photo therapy: Late Mother (or "How to get beyond the stereotype"), 1987
Vintage C-type print
15 x 10 cms
5 14/16 x 3 14/16 ins
Series: 5. Photo Therapy Collaborations (1984-90)
12342
Provenance
The Jo Spence Memorial ArchiveRichard Saltoun Gallery, London
Exhibitions
Jo Spence : from Fairy Tales to Phototherapy. Photographs from the Hyman Collection, Arnolfini Bristol, (18th May 2020 - 20th June 2021) (this print)Jo Spence: A Woman’s Place? at Belfast Exposed in Collaboration with the Centre for British Photography. 7th October 2024 – 21st December 2024
Jo Spence in collaboration with Rosy Martin Martin has explained that 'the two pictures called 'Late Mother' are problematic. We discussed how working-class older women are represented vis the 'Coronation...
Jo Spence in collaboration with Rosy Martin
Martin has explained that "the two pictures called 'Late Mother' are problematic. We discussed how working-class older women are represented vis the "Coronation Street" hair net and rollers stereotype. This is a critique of such stereotypes".
We are grateful to Rosy Martin for her assistance in cataloguing this work.
c. 1987
Martin has explained that "the two pictures called 'Late Mother' are problematic. We discussed how working-class older women are represented vis the "Coronation Street" hair net and rollers stereotype. This is a critique of such stereotypes".
We are grateful to Rosy Martin for her assistance in cataloguing this work.
c. 1987