Series 2: Knitting mills at Concord and Smithfield, 1998 / photographed by Paul Blackmore

PXE 847/9-10

series

1998

Graphic Materials, Photographs

412890

Photographs - 2 silver gelatin photoprints - 31 x 41 cm.

9. John Herceg, Concord 1998. Originally from Transylvania, he works from his garage as an industrial knitter for fashion label Sonya
10. Harry Myers, Smithfield 1998. Knitware manufacturer

The photographer has recorded some of the smaller specialised one-person knitting mills that have sprung up in the suburbs, with the demise of major mills due to overseas competition and the removal of tariffs. The smaller mills are seen as more responsive to a changing fashion market. These photographs form an interesting addition to the images of outworkers by Emmanuel Angelicas and document the changes to an industry following tariff removal. Source: notes by Alan Davies, Curator of Photographs, Mitchell Library, 2001

Captioned by photographer -- on file ML 1208/96