18.06.2026 – 03.10.2026
Edith Tudor-Hart, known for her social documentary photography, addressed social injustices, poverty, integration and women’s rights, and documented the living conditions of the working class in Vienna and London during the 1930s. Originally trained as a Montessori teacher, she spent the late 1940s in exile in Britain, where she photographed children and their lessons in progressive educational institutions. Some of these beautiful and sensitive works were published in the textbook ‘Moving and Growing’ (1952). However, she also played a key role in establishing contacts between the Soviet Secret Service and key decision-makers in British society, a network later known as the ‘Cambridge Five’ spy ring. As a result, she was monitored by the British Secret Service for many years. The resulting pressure led her to destroy some of her negatives and photographs, eventually causing her to withdraw from photography altogether. The exhibition, curated by Isabelle Drexel MA and Helena Kalleitner, provides a comprehensive insight into her photographic work.
Edith Tudor-Hart | a woman’s many faces
18.06.2026 – 03.10.2026
FLATZ Museum
Marktstraße 33
6850 Dornbirn
https://www.flatzmuseum.at
