- Artist
- Jo Spence 1934–1992
- Medium
- Photograph, tinted gelatin silver print on paper; collaboration with terry dennett
- Dimensions
- Support: 491 × 695 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Tate Patrons 2014
- Reference
- P80406
Summary
This photograph shows Jo Spence in front of a shop window between a bride mannequin and wedding photographs. Her sign reads ‘I’ll Take (Almost) Any Work’. It relates to a 1932 photographic collage by Dada artist John Heartfield. In Heartfield’s work, a male figure wearing a sign declaring ‘Any work accepted’ stands in front of an image of a woman wearing an opulent wedding dress. Spence exchanges the male figure for herself. In doing so, she reflects on women’s social and economic options and her own work as a commercial photographer.
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