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Description: | The woman in this photograph was squatting on the same road as the artist in Hackney when they received a letter from the council giving notification that the road was due to be demolished. At the time, squatters were associated in the media with anti-social behaviour. Hunter wanted to challenge this reputation. The image borrows the composition of 'A Girl Reading at an Open Window' by the Dutch master Vermeer, giving that painting's sense of grace and dignity to a contemporary subject. After the image was published, it helped to open up a dialogue with the council and the houses were saved. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Hackney Museum | Rights holder: | Tom Hunter | Subjects: | Communities Cityscape Art and Design | Temporal: | 1997 | Source: | Hackney Museum | Creator: | Tom Hunter | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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