Shirley Baker Retrospective, Salford Museum & Art Gallery
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Free
Opening Times:
19/04/2011 - 04/03/2012
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Photography
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Shirley Baker Retrospective
Capturing the everyday street life of towns and cities across the north west and other places, Shirley Baker's photographs show a bygone era with a strong sense of community. Starting in the 1960s, her images show scenes of humour, social history and the innocence of youth. She began photographing her native Salford to document the human story of the soon to be demolished communities, recording through imagery a time of social change in the city.
Shirley Baker was born in Salford and moved to Manchester at the age of two. This exhibition will showcase photographs of Salford and Manchester, alongside other areas and themes. Shirley last exhibited at Salford Museum and Art Gallery in 1986 and Salford Museum is delighted to hold this retrospective of work from the 1960s to the 2000s.