The Cost of Living

Chesshyre, Robert; Parr, Martin. The Cost of Living. Manchester, England: Cornerhouse Publications, 1989.

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Abstract (English)

"This was Parr’s first publication with Cornerhouse. The images constitute a penetrating portrait of Britain after ten years of Thatcherism - a picture of what he terms 'the comfortable classes', or new middle classes: affluent and aspirational." -- Magnum Photos's Website.

Types: Artists' publications > Photobook
All Contributors: Chesshyre, Robert (Author); Parr, Martin (Author)
Dossier: 440 - PARR, MARTIN
Collation: 61 p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm
ISBN: 094879755X
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Manchester, England: Cornerhouse Publications
Artists: Parr, Martin
Critics / Curators / Historians: Chesshyre, Robert
Keywords: DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; MIDDLE CLASS; PHOTOBOOK; PHOTOGRAPHY
Copyright Statement: Cornerhouse Publications; Photographs by Martin Parr; Text by Robert Chesshyre
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Deposited by: Contractuel Artexte
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2018 19:55
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2018 19:55
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/30105
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