In 1937 this picture was taken outside Lord's at the Eton vs Harrow annual cricket match. Many misconceptions about this picture have been published over the years... and its subjects haven't always been happy about representing a class war. This picture may not turn out to be a representation of the super rich and super poor, as both groups of boys turn out pretty normal, but it does identify the huge barrier between public and comprehensive education... and it's amazing to find out what happened to these boys... http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/mar/23/ian-jack-photograph
Sunday, 6 March 2011
'The photograph that defined the class divide'
In 1937 this picture was taken outside Lord's at the Eton vs Harrow annual cricket match. Many misconceptions about this picture have been published over the years... and its subjects haven't always been happy about representing a class war. This picture may not turn out to be a representation of the super rich and super poor, as both groups of boys turn out pretty normal, but it does identify the huge barrier between public and comprehensive education... and it's amazing to find out what happened to these boys... http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/mar/23/ian-jack-photograph
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"Blogs that touched on the subject of class could rarely resist reproducing Sime"
ReplyDeletewell, that's us to a tee