Close No. 139, Saltmarket, Thomas Annan

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Thomas Annan, Close No. 139, Saltmarket
Thomas Annan, Close No. 139, Saltmarket
Thomas Annan
Close No. 139, Saltmarket
circa 1868–1877
Thomas Annan
1829–1887
Close No. 139, Saltmarket, circa 1868–1877
Where object was made: Scotland, United Kingdom
Material/technique: carbon print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 284 x 227 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 3/16 x 8 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1997.0034
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Constructions of Place: Architecture in Photography," Jan-1991, Erin Barnett Annan photographed the Glasgow slums between 1868 and 1877 for the Glasgow City Improve-ments Trust, in possibly the earliest commissioned documentary project of its kind. In the process of photographing the buildings in the city center that were going to be demolished as part of an urban renewal project, Annan also recorded the poverty and squalor of Glasgow.