Artist
Chris Killip(British, 1946–2020)British, 1946–2020
CultureBritish
Titles
- "Cookie" in the Snow, Seacoal Camp, Lynemouth, Northumberland
Date1984, printed 1989
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 15/16 × 13 3/8 in. (27.8 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Janet and Pieter Vrancken in honor of Leann and Christie McIntyre, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1434
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Chris Killip took as his subject the marginalized working
class of Britain’s industrial and mining regions during the 1980s, an era of brutally
hostile economic and cultural change led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Killip
lived among his subjects and brought a profound understanding and empathy to his
powerful portrayals of their lives along with a sophisticated sense of picture
making, something he attributed to the example of Walker Evans and Paul Strand.
ProvenanceThe artist, England; purchased by Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California, October 22, 1985; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: Thanks for making it possible // Chris Killip [signed] // Newcastle 1989
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: Thanks for making it possible // Chris Killip [signed] // Newcastle 1989
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