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We are the People: Postcards from the Collection of Tom Phillips / Phillips, Tom ; Fenton J., 2004

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Identifier: CC-42206-44210

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Scope and Contents

The exhibition featured studio portrait postcards (c.1900-1935) of ordinary British people that were classified according to Phillips in terms of the imagery and content, e.g., Aspidistra; Backgrounds: Studio Seas; Make Believe: Children; Picnic; House: the Terrace; Fantasy Transport: by Car; Dance; Workers: the Factory, etc. Tom Phillips wrote the introduction and James Fenton contributed the Preface: Collecting Postcards. In the latter, Fenton distinguishes between Selective and Accumulative collecting and notes that Phillips' postcards are an excellent example of accumulative collecting. He notes that Phillips has assembled over 50,000 postcards and sorted them into 120 categories. Page 125 in the Pram category depicts Tom Phillips and his brother as babies in a Pram. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2004

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (336 pages)) ; 24.7 x 19.7 x 2.7 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

alc. Phillips s

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: London, England : National Portrait Gallery. Signed by: Tom Phillips (c.- near title page). Inscription: For Ruth & Marvin with love always. Nationality of creator: British. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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