Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a drawing depicting the map of Ireland divided into its four provinces, bordered by two rifles and the words, ‘Long Kesh 1975’

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson, ‘Colour photograph of a drawing depicting the map of Ireland divided into its four provinces, bordered by two rifles and the words, ‘Long Kesh 1975’’ [c.1975]

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Conrad Atkinson born 1940
Title
Colour photograph of a drawing depicting the map of Ireland divided into its four provinces, bordered by two rifles and the words, ‘Long Kesh 1975’
Date
[c.1975]
Medium
Colour photograph
Dimensions
118 x 180 mm
Description
Originally filed in a plastic wallet containing a post-it note annotated with, '25, £1500'.
Format
Photograph - print
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Purchased by Tate Archive from Margaret Harrison, November 2010.
Reference
TGA 201020/3/31
Conceptual art

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