Edith Tudor Hart
St.Christopher School for Children in need of Special Care, 1951
Vintage gelatin silver print
28.5 x 23.7 cms
11 1/4 x 9 3/8 ins
11 1/4 x 9 3/8 ins
Inscribed extensively by the photographer on the reverse
14492
Provenance
Wolfgang Suschitzky, the photographer's brother.Acquired by the previous owner circa 1980
Exhibitions
'Unchartered Streets' at Ben Uri Gallery & Museum, London in collaboration with the Centre for British Photography (17 January - 8 March 2024)Literature
Poverty for Sale. Edith Tudor Hart in Britain (ed. Shirley Reed), 2024 (this print illustrated full page p.93, and verso p.92)
Stamped on the back and inscribed in pencil: Photo: Tudor Hart 1951, Fountain Hospital, London. M.D. Child badly disturbed by awful shock (father stabbed mother with Knife) forms first contact...
Stamped on the back and inscribed in pencil:
Photo: Tudor Hart 1951, Fountain Hospital, London.
M.D. Child badly disturbed by awful shock (father stabbed mother with Knife) forms first contact with teacher in a quiet corner words are whispered in child's ear (almost deaf) and the first flicker of interest shows in child's expression.
Photo: Tudor Hart 1951, Fountain Hospital, London.
M.D. Child badly disturbed by awful shock (father stabbed mother with Knife) forms first contact with teacher in a quiet corner words are whispered in child's ear (almost deaf) and the first flicker of interest shows in child's expression.