Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Don, McCULLIN (Photographer)

During the Northern Ireland riots in 1971, Don McCullen, working for the 'The Sunday Times Magazine' was assigned to cover Londonderry. This black and white photograph is one of three shots taken within moments of each other, which were later published as a sequence. This moving document illustrates a police assault under the gaze of terrified civilians in the intimate neighborhood of Londonderry.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 55226

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 1971

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:25.1
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:36.3
w(cm)
h(cm) paper:25.1
w(cm) paper:36.3

Techniques

Gelatin silver print

Material

Paper

Location

On Display

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