Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a poster consisting of a press cutting and the caption, ‘Stop the Mistakes British soldier’s Armalite’

[c.1974–5]

Created by: Conrad Atkinson born 1940
Title: Colour photograph of a poster consisting of a press cutting and the caption, ‘Stop the Mistakes British soldier’s Armalite’
Date: [c.1974–5]
Medium: Colour photograph
Dimensions: 126 × 177 mm
Format: Photograph - print
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased by Tate Archive from Margaret Harrison, November 2010.
Reference: TGA 201020/5/42

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Material relating to works by Conrad Atkinson TGA 201020 (160)

Photographs taken by Conrad Atkinson during his work in Northern Ireland for the exhibition, 'A shade of green, an orange edge' TGA 201020/5 (66)

Colour photograph of a poster consisting of a press cutting and the caption, 'Stop the Mistakes British soldier's Armalite' TGA 201020/5/42

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Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a poster consisting of a press cutting and the caption, ‘Stop the Mistakes British soldier’s Armalite’

[c.1974–5]

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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 with the slogan, ‘Join the volunteer soldiers of the Belfast Brigade’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster detailing the date, time and circumstances of murders of policemen and soldiers in Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a drawing of Joe McCann and the caption, ‘Joe McCann: Murdered by Crown Forces - Belfast - April 13 1972’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster featuring the caption, ‘Intimidation! Rumour! If you need help Ring 651222 Now. Issued by the Public Information Centre’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting the map of Ireland divided into its four provinces with two rifles either side of the map, a gun in the middle, and the caption, ‘Provisional I.R.A. Political power grows from the barrel of a gun. To Susie from Skin, Long Kesh’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a row of burnt out houses in Ardoyne, Northern Ireland, with the caption, ‘There’s No Place Like Home... All Donations, Please to: The Ardoyne Housing Committee’

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