Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph, mounted on board, of the words ‘Ulster’, ‘Up UVF’, and a Union Jack painted on a wall

[c.1975]

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Created by: Conrad Atkinson born 1940
Title: Colour photograph, mounted on board, of the words ‘Ulster’, ‘Up UVF’, and a Union Jack painted on a wall
Date: [c.1975]
Medium: Colour photograph, mounted on board
Dimensions: 178 × 127 mm
Description: This photograph may have been exhibited at 'A Shade of Green, An Orange Edge', by Conrad Atkinson, at the Art Council Gallery, Belfast in May 1975.

The back of the photograph includes the annotation: 'GBa1'.
Format: Photograph - print
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased by Tate Archive from Margaret Harrison, November 2010.
Reference: TGA 201020/3/3

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Box file labelled, 'Northern Ireland: Sketches in catalogue, 14 pieces from show, 2 photos etc. (3)' TGA 201020/3 (70)

Colour photograph, mounted on board, of the words 'Ulster', 'Up UVF', and a Union Jack painted on a wall TGA 201020/3/3

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Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph, mounted on board, of the words ‘Ulster’, ‘Up UVF’, and a Union Jack painted on a wall

[c.1975]

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Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph, mounted on board, of two women standing in front of a wall with a Union Jack and the word, ‘Ulster’, painted on it.

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Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a wall and doorway in Northern Ireland painted with the words, ‘IRA’ and ‘Provos Rule’

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