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South Wales employment. Gossard’s. For over 100 years manufacturers of Lingerie in the South Wales valley’s

Artist: HURN David
GB. WALES. South Wales employment. Gossards. For over 100 years manufacturers of Lingerie in the South Wales valleys. 65% of the workforce have worked with the firm for over 10 years. Most of the lingerie is made by hand. The workers work in teams of 15 and work out their own speed of output. 1998.
Image: © David Hurn / MAGNUM Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 56177

Creation/Production

HURN David
Role: Photographer
Date: 2016 –

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:43.2
w(cm) image size:29.1
h(cm) paper size:55.9
w(cm) paper size:43.2

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

Material

Paper

Location

In store

Categories

Photograph Works on paper Fine Art
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GB. WALES. South Wales employment. Gossards. For over 100 years manufacturers of Lingerie in the South Wales valleys. 65% of the workforce have worked with the firm for over 10 years. Most of the lingerie is made by hand. The workers work in teams of 15 and work out their own speed of output. 1998.
© David Hurn / MAGNUM Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
  • GB. WALES. South Wales employment. Gossards. For over 100 years manufacturers of Lingerie in the South Wales valleys. 65% of the workforce have worked with the firm for over 10 years. Most of the lingerie is made by hand. The workers work in teams of 15 and work out their own speed of output. 1998.