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<p class="b-icon-list__item-text b-icon-list__item-text--accent"> <a class="u-link u-link--arrowed" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=Paul+Strand">Explore the Collections</a> </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="main__content"> <section class="objects"> <div class="objects__main b-block-grid"> <a id="objects" name="objects"></a> <div class="b-block-grid__header b-block-grid__header--black"> <h2 class="b-block-grid__title"> Collection highlights </h2> </div> <ul class="g-object-grid js-grid-reveal-more" data-reveal-more-theme="light" data-reveal-more-counter="15" data-icon-url="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg" data-reveal-more-tracking="objects"> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/25/bfd9fcf3-9f10-402a-9861-13909d68ecc9/New-Mexico_1280.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="object-image-overlay"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/24/0b1eb8fd-3735-46de-abf5-64ecbfbb2d85/New-Mexico_1280.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/25/adc616de-ce07-45e3-b2b4-438fab97e2a3/New-Mexico_1280.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/25/bfd9fcf3-9f10-402a-9861-13909d68ecc9/New-Mexico_1280.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/25/d4a3aee1-d360-4919-bf1a-94c93c99249a/New-Mexico_1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/25/09d469c4-1a38-4444-8ba8-0a11649c57a9/New-Mexico_1280.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/25/6c27d01d-4c4e-4bc3-a38d-acc43b110fb0/New-Mexico_1280.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/33/24/0b1eb8fd-3735-46de-abf5-64ecbfbb2d85/New-Mexico_1280.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> New Mexico, 1930, Paul Strand © Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/52/e0f6c3ab-d018-48d8-a3d6-77e9d8fc099b/Wall-Street_1280.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="object-image-overlay"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/52/9ff2776e-e523-48ad-a524-cb93a6b0510f/Wall-Street_1280.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/52/72adda73-cdc5-4653-8652-e33cad25a7b6/Wall-Street_1280.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/52/e0f6c3ab-d018-48d8-a3d6-77e9d8fc099b/Wall-Street_1280.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/52/5092b2cd-6f75-4231-9259-f7a7ab725bc2/Wall-Street_1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/53/d60aa77d-f94c-4a25-b8a8-13ea1aea784d/Wall-Street_1280.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/53/3f509c44-0176-44d3-a2fd-357dd7626216/Wall-Street_1280.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/52/9ff2776e-e523-48ad-a524-cb93a6b0510f/Wall-Street_1280.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Wall Street, New York, 1915, Paul Strand © Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/5b4954b2-ad17-4c38-870d-8eaa62480205/Young-Boy2560.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="object-image-overlay"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/5c1d6d67-ca16-4238-a348-01ba278ba738/Young-Boy2560.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/3605f56c-b28b-494f-bc41-da8c74b54483/Young-Boy2560.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/5b4954b2-ad17-4c38-870d-8eaa62480205/Young-Boy2560.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/1924a55b-876c-47bc-8e09-ed42a4468bf3/Young-Boy2560.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/c4ef37a2-4f7a-406b-a5c3-c50dc07f8351/Young-Boy2560.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/f3c9813c-63e0-42aa-a4a6-11d96ce4fb54/Young-Boy2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/04/13/5c1d6d67-ca16-4238-a348-01ba278ba738/Young-Boy2560.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Young Boy, Gondeville, Charente, France, 1951, Paul Strand © Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/2d5ac228-bc96-4b88-8676-3df6d67acf73/The-Family.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="object-image-overlay"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/fedf3bea-71db-442d-b897-3ddecb6059b3/The-Family.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/16ba6e65-b093-4e95-b686-f25b237e8f25/The-Family.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/2d5ac228-bc96-4b88-8676-3df6d67acf73/The-Family.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/27b388f2-b779-470c-83c8-d30141e10e5a/The-Family.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/375ea57e-c75d-4c06-8830-4166bf36126b/The-Family.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/702c0087-65fb-44b6-bb00-26aa323783ea/The-Family.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/31/15/05/01/fedf3bea-71db-442d-b897-3ddecb6059b3/The-Family.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The Family, Luzzara (The Lusettis), 1953, Paul Strand © Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/18/570266fe-04a7-4d04-aef2-763a6f9259d4/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="object-image-overlay"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/18/8c1587e0-18f5-4175-94fa-5f927cab53f6/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/18/e343ef52-5bd2-4749-bd48-fc5426261746/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/18/570266fe-04a7-4d04-aef2-763a6f9259d4/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/18/3cd8e648-d77c-4615-946c-6e7a852f336c/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/19/5dc4bf6d-e964-4525-af63-1559d1fa2bcf/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/19/6d6eb990-6d58-4b00-981b-0ef01cfb5b82/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/32/18/8c1587e0-18f5-4175-94fa-5f927cab53f6/MillyJohnJean-1280.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Milly, John and Jean MacLellan, South Uist, Hebrides, 1954, Paul Strand © Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation. Photograph Victoria and Albert Museum, London </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/18/7d9fb250-3345-4717-a167-d358bb06d21a/Couple_180.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="object-image-overlay"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/18/00759a50-17cc-41d9-87f3-c89c91d95591/Couple_180.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/18/f2073766-772f-4054-8b55-810559ec700a/Couple_180.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/18/7d9fb250-3345-4717-a167-d358bb06d21a/Couple_180.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/18/9f29035e-282b-48c3-90ca-d16df5a8aa30/Couple_180.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/19/70d84733-050b-4ebf-b620-fda35ddd7e5f/Couple_180.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/19/ed9d81b9-715f-462b-97ab-04617545bf53/Couple_180.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/31/18/00759a50-17cc-41d9-87f3-c89c91d95591/Couple_180.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> Paul Strand, American, 1890-1976, Couple, Rucăr, Romania, 1967, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Paul Strand Retrospective, Collection, 1915-1975, gift of the estate of Paul Strand, 1980 © Paul Strand Archive/Aperture Foundation </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> </ul> <div class="objects__footer qa-exhibition-objects-plan"> <a class="u-btn u-btn--black u-btn--arrowed" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=Paul+Strand">Search collections</a> </div> </div> </section> <section id="articles" name="articles"> <div class="b-block-grid__header"> <h2 class="b-block-grid__title">Features</h2> </div> <div class="b-block-grid"> <div class="b-block-grid__content b-promo b-promo--big js-grid-reveal-more" data-reveal-more-counter="4" data-icon-url="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg" data-reveal-more-tracking="articles"> <article class="b-promo__item "> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/55/21/2ca40906-2232-46e1-8a50-d472d8550cc0/introduction_hero.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2016/03/18/12/55/21/fea7de04-920b-44d5-b8aa-a39fc00b3bab/introduction_hero.jpg 640w, 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