Dignity in Poverty 1 [Dignity & Pride]
Object
Photograph
Production date
1973
Object number
2010.11
Physical Description
Black and white photograph by Dennis Morris entitled 'Dignity in Poverty 1'. A smartly dressed man of Caribbean heritage (the same shown in 2010.12) stands in the room in front of washing lines on which hang white vests and clothes.
Associated Event
Associated Person
Dennis Morris (Photographer)
Material
photo
Dimension
Height (Frame): 512mm
Width (Frame): 766mm
Width (Frame): 766mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Growing Up Black':
“No matter how bad the living conditions, we always dressed with pride. We washed and hung our clothes in the room, divided it with a curtain, but we still had our dignity and pride.”
- Dennis Morris
“No matter how bad the living conditions, we always dressed with pride. We washed and hung our clothes in the room, divided it with a curtain, but we still had our dignity and pride.”
- Dennis Morris
On display?
No