Wolfgang Suschitzky (1912-2016 )British steel... Lot 86

Wolfgang Suschitzky (1912-2016 )British steel industry. Port Talbot (Wales), 1948. Factories. Boilers. Locomotive repair shop. Workers. Soaking wells. Sandblasting. View from the Water Tower. Abbey melting shop. Workshops. Ramp of the melting shop. Furnaces. Coils. Refectory. Sick bay. Moulds. Power station. Machine room. Blast furnaces. 59 silver prints from the period . Stamp " Photograph by - W Suschitzky ", reference numbers and some handwritten legends on the back. Sizes : from 12,3 x 16,5 to 22,5 x 29,5 cm A contact sheet composed of 29 vintage silver prints, laminated on both sides on cardboard with the photographer's stamp is enclosed . Size of the prints : 6 x 6 cmSize of the plate : 30,5 x 24,5 cmPhotographer and filmmaker, Wolfgang Suschitzky produces a work that is both documentary and social. Film and photography in turn, during the same shooting session, his images present an aesthetic marked by both mediums. His work on the steel industry in Wales is part of a larger project to promote the steel industry in Britain. Wolfgang Suschitzky (1912-2016) British steel industry. Port Talbot (Wales), 1948. Factories. Boilers. Locomotive repair shop. Workers. Soaking pit. Sandblasting. View from the Water Tower. Abbey melting shop. Workshops. Ramp of the melting shop. Furnaces. Coils. Refectory. Sick bay. Moulds. Power station. Machine room. Blast furnaces. 59 vintage gelatin silver prints. Stamp "Photograph by - W Suschitzky", reference numbers and some handwritten captions on versos. Dimensions: from 12.3 x 16.5 to 22.5 x 29.5 cm Included : A contact sheet, composed of 29 vintage gelatin silver prints, mounted on both sides on cardboard with the photographer's stamp . Dimensions: 6 x 6 cmDimensions : 30,5 x 24,5 cm