Photography — 1965
Woman browsing magazines at a newsagents in Golders Green
In the photograph, taking in Golders Green, a woman can be seen looking at magazines on sale. She is wearing a shift dress, cardigan and glasses typical of fashion for the older generation in the 1960s. In the foreground ‘Mr Universe’ magazines can be seen. By the 1960 the Mr Universe Competition was very popular with contestants appearing in newspapers and magazines and on radio and television. In 1965 the Mr Universe contest was won by a British man Reg Park.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- HG2317/7
- Object name:
- Woman browsing magazines at a newsagents in Golders Green
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Grant, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1965
- Material:
cellulose acetate
- Measurements/duration:
- 6 x 6
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with V&A Purchase Grant Fund support.
- Copyright holder:
London Museum
- Image credit:
© Henry Grant Collection/London Museum
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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