Typed label taped to the back of the print:
'L. This coloured woman has 3 children, 1 fair. She is standing in front of her home in the Liverpool Road.'
There are numerous self-portraits taken by Serena Wadham.
They are often in taken in her rooms, sometimes to test equipment and materials. Others are outside, Serena on her bicycle, or just her shadow.
Serena made many self-portraits, often to test film or equipment. This print has '1600 ASA shade in 4' (written in roman numerals). Notice on the wall is written 'god exists she is black'. This photograph is taken in Serena's studio address: Flat…
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.