Martin Parr
Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, County Leitrim

Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, County Leitrim

© Martin Parr/Magnum Photos

Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, County Leitrim
Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, County Leitrim
ArtistBritish, born 1952
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, County Leitrim
Date1981
(not assigned)Ireland
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 × 11 15/16 in. (20.3 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (30.2 × 40.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern in honor of David and Kathy Childress
Object number2002.465
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Martin Parr lived in Boyle in Roscommon County during the early 1980s, photographing throughout Western Ireland. Parr’s black-and-white documentary work captures the often-humorous tensions between the region’s pastoral traditions and modern life. This picture was included in a book Parr published titled A Fair Day—Photographs from West of Ireland that encompassed photographs made over the course of a single day.



ProvenanceJoan Morgenstern, Houston; given to MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso lower left: "Manorhamilton Sheep Fair Co Leitrim"
Marked in pencil on verso lower left: "Martin Parr"

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