Bert Hardy 1913-1995 GORBAL BOYS, 1948, silver gelatin print, image size., 350mm x 235mm, paper size 400mm x 300mm, with substantial scuffs and scoring to upper margin of image, lacking signature or credit stamps anywhere on print surface or verso In January 1948, the illustrated magazine, 'Picture Post', published an article about a working-class district of Glasgow which it described as 'The Forgotten Gorbals'. The article advocated urgent social reform and was accompanied by thirteen photographs, three by Bill Brandt and the rest by Bert Hardy. This image shows two young boys running to the local shop. It became one of Hardy’s most iconic works, capturing childhood optimism beyond the poverty and squalor that most families experienced whilst crammed into the area’s tenements.