Photography — 1957
A girl 'jiving' in Southam Street, W10
A girl 'jiving' in Southam Street, North Kensington, 1957. Jiving is a form of freestyle dancing which originated in America in the early 1940s and became popular in Britain during the Second World War. After the war, a variation of jiving known as boogie became the dominant form of popular music.
(RM ref. KI 23)
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- IN15408
- Object name:
- A girl 'jiving' in Southam Street, W10
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- Artist/Maker:
- Mayne, Roger
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- Production date:
- 1957
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 280 mm, L 191 mm (paper), H 267 mm, L 179 mm (image size)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
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- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Mayne, Roger
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