Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a drawing depicting a soldier, a paramilitary soldier, the Starry Plough flag, the Sunburst flag, and the Irish flag, and the words, ‘1916 1975. To Mary from your loving husband Hughie’

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson, ‘Colour photograph of a drawing depicting a soldier, a paramilitary soldier, the Starry Plough flag, the Sunburst flag, and the Irish flag, and the words, ‘1916 1975. To Mary from your loving husband Hughie’’ [c.1975] — © Conrad Atkinson

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Created by: Conrad Atkinson born 1940
Title: Colour photograph of a drawing depicting a soldier, a paramilitary soldier, the Starry Plough flag, the Sunburst flag, and the Irish flag, and the words, ‘1916 1975. To Mary from your loving husband Hughie’
Date: [c.1975]
Medium: Colour photograph
Dimensions: 118 × 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 201020/3/40

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Colour photograph of a drawing depicting a soldier, a paramilitary soldier, the Starry Plough flag, the Sunburst flag, and the Irish flag, and the words, '1916 1975. To Mary from your loving husband Hughie' TGA 201020/3/40

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Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a drawing depicting a soldier, a paramilitary soldier, the Starry Plough flag, the Sunburst flag, and the Irish flag, and the words, ‘1916 1975. To Mary from your loving husband Hughie’

[c.1975]

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Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a wall in Northern Ireland painted with an Irish flag, a soldier, and the words, ‘Easter 1916-74-5’

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 wall in Northern Ireland painted with a stick man, an Irish flag, and the words, ‘Dads Army’

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

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of graffiti on a wall in Northern Ireland, depicting a pig wearing a soldier’s uniform standing next to the words, ‘Go Home’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a document bordered by a Republic of Ireland flag, a Starry Plough flag, and Province of Leinster flag

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

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