Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a poster depicting a paramilitary holding a rifle, children, and the slogan, ‘Victory to the IRA 1974’

[c.1975]

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Created by: Conrad Atkinson born 1940
Title: Colour photograph of a poster depicting a paramilitary holding a rifle, children, and the slogan, ‘Victory to the IRA 1974’
Date: [c.1975]
Medium: Colour photograph
Dimensions: 117 x 181 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 201020/3/38

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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 of a poster depicting a paramilitary holding a rifle, children, and the slogan, 'Victory to the IRA 1974' TGA 201020/3/38

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Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a poster depicting a paramilitary holding a rifle, children, and the slogan, ‘Victory to the IRA 1974’

[c.1975]

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Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a drawing of a woman holding an Irish flag, a man holding a rifle, and ‘The year of Freedom is near. Victory to the Provisional I.R.A.’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of an illustrated piece of cloth depicting the crests of the four provinces of Ireland, a paramilitary soldier holding an Irish flag and a rifle, the words, ‘Long Kesh Internment Camp 1971’, and a list of names

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster in Northern Ireland depicting a rifle and the date 1916, paramilitary soldiers with grenade launchers, and a rifle next to the date 1974

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a woman holding her finger to her mouth, flanked by two coffins and the caption, ‘Remember Loose Talk Costs Lives’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a man wearing a helmet, holding a club in one raised hand and a piece of paper in the other with the words ‘White Paper’ written on it

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a woman holding a wounded child and the caption, ‘No Sensible Person Wants This. Help us to stop it by ringing 25596 or the confidential phone 652155’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a wall in Derry, Northern Ireland painted with a soldier holding a rifle next to the words, ‘Join the IRA’, and ‘Free Derry’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting police brutality beneath the caption, ‘RUC Out’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a wall in Northern Ireland painted with an Irish flag and a rifle, and ‘75 IRA’

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’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting an SS soldier and the slogan: ‘Dear Heinrich, your chaps are alive and well and doing a jolly fine job in the British Army’

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