Making History: Art and Documentary in Britain from 1929 to Now
3 February  –  23 April 2006
Making History
Art and Documentary in Britain from 1929 to Now
Section 3: Gender, Race and Society
 
Keith Pattison b. 1951
Arrest of Josie Smith, a retired, disabled miner, during police efforts to escort returning miners back to work 1984
Keith Pattison, Arrest of Josie Smith, a retired, disabled miner, during police efforts to escort returning miners back to work 1984 © Keith Pattison
© Keith Pattison

Keith Pattison, a photographer based in Newcastle and associated with the Amber group, produced this series of photographs while he was Photographer-in-Residence in Easington colliery village. Pattison's residency coincided with the 1984 Miners Strike and his remarkable images capture a struggling community in the midst of the industrial dispute.