Bert Hardy (1913-1990)

THE GORBALS, GLASGOW, 1948. Silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 237 x 350mm, sheet size 305 x 401mm, signed by the photographer in ink lower right margin recto, with the photographer's Chartlands Farm stamp and typed label reading 'The Gorbals, Glasgow. Europe's Worst Slum. Favourite playground for the young is the Coporation Burial Ground. Photography by Bert Hardy. Picture Post Magazine. January 31st, 1948' affixed to verso. Framed, frame size 465x 556mm.

Published alongside Hardy's iconic 'Gorbals Boys' image in a 1948 edition of 'Picture Post', this photograph from the same assignment shows a group of boys from the Gorbals playing in the Corporation Burial Ground, Rutherglen Road, one of the few areas of greenery in the district.

Provenance:

From the Private Collection of Film Director Michael Caton-Jones