Covent Garden Labourers

1877

Among the first photographic documentation of urban working conditions, revealing Thomson's commitment to social journalism through his precise woodburytype technique.

Medium: woodburytype

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John Thomson, Covent Garden Labourers, 1877

Among the first photographic documentation of urban working conditions, revealing Thomson's commitment to social journalism through his precise woodburytype technique.

Medium: woodburytype
Year: 1877
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art