European home in Africa
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.19.15
Accession Number:
1998.97.580
Description:
An unidentified European couple in their home, possibly in Kenya or Uganda, although it is uncertain when or if Buxton visited either country.
The photograph has been posed by Buxton in the manner of an 'interiors' magazine, with both the husband and wife adopting stereotyped gender positions within the home space in keeping with 1950s English society.
It is evident however that at least some of the intention of the image is to show off the colonial lifestyle, with modern civilised living indoors coupled with relaxing outdoor living in the warmth, the two dimensions of colonial life flowing between each other unhindered through the large wall opening.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Group:
European English
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Furnishings , Colonial , Shelter
Keyword:
Building House
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 24/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
