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Black Mountain coal. Miner after his shift, portrait. Neath, Wales

HURN, David

© David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

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For the last 40 years photographer David Hurn has dedicated his time to documenting his native Wales in search for the meaning of Welsh 'culture'. This image offers a glimpse into Hurn's exploration of everyday life in the south Wales Valleys in the 1990s.

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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 56272

Creation/Production

HURN, David

Date: 2014

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017

Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

(): h(cm) image size:30.4

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(): w(cm) image size:43.3

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(): h(cm) paper size:43.2

(): w(cm) paper size:55.9

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

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