Tom Stoddart (British, b.1953). “The Girls”. Vintage gelatin silver print. c1981. Printed 1981. Signed, dated, and titled in ink on the photograph. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Image size: 12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (311 x 225 mm). Image copyright© Tom Stoddart. [26090-2-225]

Artist or Maker: Tom Stoddart (British, b.1953) Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print Stoddart was born in Morpeth, Northumberland in November 1953. He began his career covering local news for the Berwick Advertiser, Northumberland and John Pick’s Yorkshire Press agency, York. He continued his work as a photojournalist based in London and from there covered national and international stories including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lebanese Civil War, the siege of Sarajevo and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.