Artist
Chris Killip(British, 1946–2020)British, 1946–2020
CultureBritish
Titles
- Youth on Wall, Jarrow, Tyneside, UK
Date1976, printed 1988
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 13 3/8 in. (27.6 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.4 × 50.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.4 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mark L. Tompkins, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1435
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
his monograph of Chris Killip, Gerry Badger notes the telling power in a pair
of boots: “Known as ‘bovver’ boots, they are by turns both menacing and
pathetic, symbolizing at once the aggression and vulnerability of youth.” This
photograph, along with the others also published in Killip’s 1988 book In Flagrante, offer keen insight into
the impact of deindustrialization on Northern England during Margaret
Thatcher’s terms as Prime Minister.
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Manfred Heiting, October 22, 1985; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"British Photography from the Thatcher Years", The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1990.
"Public Dress," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 19 June - 8 October, 2012.
“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated in pencil, verso: Chris Killip 1988
Signed and dated in pencil, verso: Chris Killip 1988
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