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Young Housewife, Bethnal Green, London

1937

Bill Brandt

(British, 1904–1983)
Culture
England
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 25.1 x 19.7 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl and Joan Schneider 2021.222
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Bethnal Green was among the most overcrowded and impoverished areas of London.

Description

Bill Brandt, born in Germany to a British father and German mother, arrived in London in 1933 and was fascinated by the stratification of British society. He set out to document all levels of people, from the wealthy and their servants to impoverished industrial workers. This young housewife, living in one of the rows of tiny Victorian workers’ townhouses in Bethnal Green, may be poor but works hard to keep her home neat and clean.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a young woman with light skin tone kneeling on a patterned surface. She faces right, looking down with her hands in a bucket. She wears a striped dress over a dark shirt. To our left are a brick wall and a door frame with a knob. Strong contrast and shadows define her form against a mottled background. Her short hair is tucked behind her ear.

Young Housewife, Bethnal Green, London

1937

Bill Brandt

(British, 1904–1983)
England

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