Jürgen Schadeberg | Glasgow, 1968
Jürgen Schadeberg created a vast body of work documenting the daily lives of inner-city working-class communities. This includes an important body of work focusing on the last days of the old tenements in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, which were demolished in the 1960s to make way for new housing and tower blocks.
The photographs taken by Jürgen highlight the daily life of families as they tried to carry on with their lives during the demolition and re-housing phase, despite many of them living in semi-derelict conditions.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
“It was a euphoric time of the swinging London scene – though this side of society, I found uninspiring and superficial. That is why I focused on everyday life, which, for me, was more interesting and often neglected by the media.” – Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Photo © Jürgen Schadeberg.
Gallery first published 24th May, 2020 © Jürgen Schadeberg / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved.
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