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Artworks
Jo Spence
Photo therapy: Late Mother (or "How to get beyond the stereotype"), 1987Vintage C-type print15 x 10 cms 5 14/16 x 3 14/16 insSeries: 5. Photo Therapy Collaborations (1984-90)12372Provenance
The Jo Spence Memorial Archive
Richard Saltoun Gallery, LondonExhibitions
Jo Spence : from Fairy Tales to Phototherapy. Photographs from the Hyman Collection, Arnolfini Bristol, (18th May 2020 - 20th June 2021) (this print)
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
