- Catholic youths escaping from CS gas, Derry
Sheet: 12 11/16 × 15 7/16 in. (32.2 × 39.2 cm)
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The English photojournalist Don McCullin photographed scenes of war around the globe and, in 1971, documented a conflict on the home-front—the struggle over Northern Ireland’s status as part of Protestant United Kingdom or Catholic Ireland. On assignment for The Sunday Times Magazine, he traveled to Derry, a hub of violence during “the Troubles,” as the period was called. McCullin’s grainy image silhouettes youths fleeing British tear gas against a backdrop of chaos and confusion. Recalling this day, McCullin said, “It was inconceivable at the time that the carnage would continue unabated for another 25 years.”
ProvenanceMarilyn Bridges, Warwick, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
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