Abstract
In the early 1920s, Alvin Langdon Coburn made a series of photographs in the city of Manchester, England. This little known work was commissioned by local industrialists, elected officials and a gentleman's club. Coburn's photographs illustrated the sponsor's promotional books and brochures. These photographs of the city open up a number of issues which are addressed in this essay: the attraction of pictorialist photography to Manchester's industrialists and leaders, the integrity of an artist's commercial work, notions of worker-employee relations, and the connection between the use of photography and the changing economic fortunes of Manchester. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-171 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | History of Photography |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966)
- England
- Industry and photography
- Photography - Manchester
- Pictorialism
- Urban photography