About This Artwork

Bill Brandt
English, 1904–1983

Coal-Searcher Returning Home From Jarrow, 1936/37

Gelatin silver print
22.8 x 19.7 cm
Gift of Mrs. Noya Brandt, 1985.850

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography,” May 7–July 30, 1989; traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, September 16–November 26, 1989; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 21, 1989–February 25, 1990.

AIC, "Bystander: A History of Street Photography," December 10, 1994-April 16, 1995; traveled to the San Jose Museum of Art, January 16-April 4, 1999.

Publication History

Greenough, Sarah, Joel Snyder, David Travis and Colin Westerbeck. 1989. “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography.” Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/The Art Institute of Chicago. p.324, pl. 275.