Newspaper Vendor by Paul Martin
Helmut Gernsheim (1913-1995)
Category
Photographs
Date
1970
Materials
Silver gelatin, Silver bromide, Paper, Card
Measurements
500 x 400 x 2 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522861.11
Summary
A large mounted reproduction monochrome silver gelatine bromide photographic print of Newspaper Vendor by Paul Martin (1892-3), a gelatine silver print, with original image size 255 x 200 mm. The portrait format image depicts a woman selling magazines in Ludgate Circus in London. Paul Martin's photographs of street life in London were derided by many at the time as being unworthy subjects for the medium of photography. He was probably the first to take 'candid' photographs of everyday life. The surface and colour of modern gelatine bromide papers were matched to closely resemble the colour and surface texture of the 19th century original. This enlargement is made from a copy negative taken from the original print. Markings Recto: Printed in black ink on the mount centred below the image: "Paul Martin: Newspaper Vendor 1892-3" Handwritten in pencil on the mount bottom left below the image: 24/100 Markings Verso: Printed in black ink centred on the verso of the mount: "Copyright the Gernsheim Collection University of Texas and Photo-Graphic Editions, London. Any unauthorised reproduction is prohibited. Part of a limited edition (24/100) set of 10 reproduction Victorian prints, entitled "Photo-Classics 1, Victorian Photography", produced by the Gernsheim Collection, University of Texas and Photo-Graphic Editions Ltd, London.
Makers and roles
Helmut Gernsheim (1913-1995), publisher