Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a poster depicting a person behind bars with the caption, ‘Remember them at Christmas, support the defenders of political prisoners. Buy P.D. Christmas Cards’

[c.1974–5]

Conrad Atkinson, ‘Colour photograph of a poster depicting a person behind bars with the caption, ‘Remember them at Christmas, support the defenders of political prisoners. Buy P.D. Christmas Cards’’ [c.1974–5] — © Conrad Atkinson & © reserved

License this image

Created by: Conrad Atkinson born 1940
Title: Colour photograph of a poster depicting a person behind bars with the caption, ‘Remember them at Christmas, support the defenders of political prisoners. Buy P.D. Christmas Cards’
Date: [c.1974–5]
Medium: Colour photograph
Dimensions: 126 x 177 mm
Format: Photograph - print
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased by Tate Archive from Margaret Harrison, November 2010.
Reference: TGA 201020/5/63

Conceptual art

Archive context

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 depicting a person behind bars with the caption, 'Remember them at Christmas, support the defenders of political prisoners. Buy P.D. Christmas Cards' TGA 201020/5/63

Explore

emotions, concepts and ideas(16,942)
- universal concepts(6,517)
- - history(1,987)
  - violence(335)
- emotions and human qualities(5,380)
- - memory(370)
history(5,845)
- politics and society(2,393)
- arts(1,795)
- - exhibition: Atkinson, Conrad, ‘A shade of green, an orange edge’, Bedford Street Gallery, Belfast, May 1975(127)
interiors(4,587)
- public and municipal(954)
- - prison(47)
leisure and pastimes(7,761)
- art and craft(2,357)
- - exhibition(1,376)
nature(46,450)
- seasons(4,488)
- - summer(1,405)
people(35,869)
- adults(23,440)
- - figure(6,948)
- named individuals(12,546)
- - Harrison, Margaret(160)
- named groups(2,826)
- - Arts Council of Northern Ireland(129)
  - British Army(432)
  - British Government(309)
  - Government of Northern Ireland(17)
  - Irish Republican Army (IRA)(40)
  - Irish Republican Army (IRA), Provisional Irish Republican Army(37)
  - People’s Democracy(1)
places(42,609)
- countries and continents(17,994)
- - Ireland(317)
  - Ireland, Ulster(202)
- UK countries and regions(25,026)
- - Northern Ireland(202)
- UK cities, towns and villages(13,119)
- - Belfast - non specific(150)
  - Belfast, Bedford Street Gallery(126)
religion and belief(8,393)
- Judaeo-Christian imagery(858)
- - Christmas(187)
- religions(3,896)
- - Christianity(2,639)
  - Christianity, Roman Catholicism(517)
society(35,463)
- government and politics(3,365)
- - communism(270)
  - political prisoner(72)
  - political protest(362)
  - propaganda(364)
  - republicanism(62)
  - revolution(189)
  - revolutionary(180)
  - socialism(198)
  - terrorism(153)
- social comment(6,603)
- - civil rights(193)
  - colonialism(443)
  - human rights(299)
  - marginalisation(192)
  - militarism(592)
  - nationalism(2,021)
- nationality(18,325)
- - British(2,361)
  - English(12,973)
  - Irish(757)
- lifestyle and culture(10,261)
- - cultural identity(7,946)
symbols and personifications(7,287)
- inscriptions(6,792)
- - caption(376)
objects(23,697)
- reading, writing, printed matter(5,172)
- - card(62)
  - card, Christmas card(29)
  - poster(878)

Conrad Atkinson

Colour photograph of a poster depicting a person behind bars with the caption, ‘Remember them at Christmas, support the defenders of political prisoners. Buy P.D. Christmas Cards’

[c.1974–5]

Share this page

Archive context

You might like

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a man behind bars and the caption, ‘Christmas 1972: End Repression, End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting prisoners behind a barbed wire fence with the caption, ‘Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. Aug 9 1971 - Aug 9 1972... And Still There. End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster showing photographs of women and the caption, ‘Demand their immediate release. End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster promoting a march to Armagh Jail, Northern Ireland, in support of female political prisoners

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster calling for support for the ‘Andersonstown March & Rally’ at Casement Part, Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting Karl Marx and James Connolly, Scottish-Irish socialist revolutionary executed after the Easter Rising, with the caption, ‘Workers of the world unite: Free all Irish political prisoners’.

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a candle wrapped in barbed wire with the caption, ‘Long Kesh Concentration Camp, Christmas 1971. 600 Imprisoned Without Trial. Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a child next to the caption, ‘why wont you let my daddy come home, mister Whitelaw. 1 Year Old, August 1972. End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a protest march in Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting two men hanging from a lamppost beneath the caption, ‘Support the IRA’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a man wearing a helmet and gas mask, with the caption, ‘You are charged with conspiracy to work for peace’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of petition against the internment of prisoners in Northern Ireland prisons

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster promoting an ‘Anti-Internment Rally’, at Casement Park, Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a Union Jack flag with blood dripping onto a skull and crossbones, and the caption, ‘End British Terror! Support the Republican Movement’

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’

Explore

Join in

Share this page

Archive context

You might like

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a man behind bars and the caption, ‘Christmas 1972: End Repression, End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting prisoners behind a barbed wire fence with the caption, ‘Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. Aug 9 1971 - Aug 9 1972... And Still There. End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster showing photographs of women and the caption, ‘Demand their immediate release. End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster promoting a march to Armagh Jail, Northern Ireland, in support of female political prisoners

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster calling for support for the ‘Andersonstown March & Rally’ at Casement Part, Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting Karl Marx and James Connolly, Scottish-Irish socialist revolutionary executed after the Easter Rising, with the caption, ‘Workers of the world unite: Free all Irish political prisoners’.

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a candle wrapped in barbed wire with the caption, ‘Long Kesh Concentration Camp, Christmas 1971. 600 Imprisoned Without Trial. Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a child next to the caption, ‘why wont you let my daddy come home, mister Whitelaw. 1 Year Old, August 1972. End Internment’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a protest march in Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting two men hanging from a lamppost beneath the caption, ‘Support the IRA’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a man wearing a helmet and gas mask, with the caption, ‘You are charged with conspiracy to work for peace’

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of petition against the internment of prisoners in Northern Ireland prisons

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster promoting an ‘Anti-Internment Rally’, at Casement Park, Northern Ireland

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph of a poster depicting a Union Jack flag with blood dripping onto a skull and crossbones, and the caption, ‘End British Terror! Support the Republican Movement’

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’

Explore

Sign up to our newsletter