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Osier-Peeling
Peter Henry Emerson (mentioned on object), 1883 - 1888
Emerson published his photo book Pictures of East Anglian Life in 1888. This photograph of girls peeling bark from willow branches exemplifies his desire to realistically portray the lives of rural folk. Emerson tried not to stage his shots, preferring to simply document what he saw, as he wrote in the manual Naturalistic Photography for Students of Art of 1889.
- Artwork typephotomechanical print
- Object numberRP-F-F80239
- Dimensionsheight 212 mm x width 285 mm, height 345 mm x width 428 mm