Material relating to works by Conrad Atkinson

[c.1955–84]

Items chosen from this collection for digitisation include photographs of wall murals, posters, and graffiti Northern Ireland, taken by Conrad Atkinson during the 'Troubles' in the early 1970s, as well as source material and original sketches by the artist for the exhibition catalogue for 'A Shade of Green, An Orange Edge', at the Art Council Gallery, Belfast, 1975. Also chosen are writings and organisational documentation relating to the formation and activities of the Artists' Union.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Conrad Atkinson 1940 – 2022
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Purchased by Tate Archive from Margaret Harrison, November 2010.
Reference
TGA 201020

160 objects in this collection

Title
Material relating to works by Conrad Atkinson
Date
[c.1955–84]
Description
Items chosen from this collection for digitisation include photographs of wall murals, posters, and graffiti Northern Ireland, taken by Conrad Atkinson during the 'Troubles' in the early 1970s, as well as source material and original sketches by the artist for the exhibition catalogue for 'A Shade of Green, An Orange Edge', at the Art Council Gallery, Belfast, 1975. Also chosen are writings and organisational documentation relating to the formation and activities of the Artists' Union.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
Reference
TGA 201020

Showing 1–20 of 160 objects

Conrad Atkinson Original artwork by Conrad Atkinson listing words relevant to the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, arranged in the shape of a shamrock

[c.1974–5]
View by appointment

Conrad Atkinson Two statements referring to the situation in Northern Ireland during the mid 1970s, printed on paper, possibly for use in the exhibition, ‘A Shade of Green, An Orange Edge’, by Conrad Atkinson

[c.1974–5]

Conrad Atkinson Annotated typed document entitled, ‘Silver Liberties: A Souvenir of a Wonderful Anniversary Year’, by Conrad Atkinson

[c.1978]

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph mounted on board of a rosette in the colours of the Irish flag depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, surrounded by the slogan, ‘Remember Our Glorious Dead’

[c.1975]
View by appointment

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph, mounted on board, of two women standing in front of a wall with a Union Jack and the word, ‘Ulster’, painted on it.

[c.1975]
View by appointment

Conrad Atkinson Colour photograph, mounted on board, of the words ‘Ulster’, ‘Up UVF’, and a Union Jack painted on a wall

[c.1975]
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Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, about the troubles in Northern Ireland by an anonymous ‘Girl’ from a Belfast Secondary School

[c.1975]
View by appointment

Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, from ‘The Dilemma’ (1969), by John Hewitt

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, about Ireland, by the cartoonist, Rowel Friers

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, about the troubles in Northern Ireland, by James Simmons

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, about Northern Ireland, by John Hewitt, an Irishman in Coventry

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson A sectarian joke, originally printed in the ‘Ulster Loyalist’

17 January 1974

Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, about discord between the religious communities in Northern Ireland by Richard Rose, taken from ‘Governing without Consensus’, Faber, 1971

1971
View by appointment

Conrad Atkinson Quote, mounted on board, about the problem of expressing national identity in Northern Ireland, by Terence O’Neill

1968
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Conrad Atkinson Quote about the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland by ‘Capt. L of the Glosters’, which was originally reported in the Observer Review, 8 December 1974

[c.08 December 1974]
View by appointment

Conrad Atkinson Quote about the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland by an anonymous author

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson Poem about Northern Ireland by Seamus Heaney

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson Quote about the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland by Andrew Waterman

[1968–71]

Conrad Atkinson Poem about Northern Ireland by Seamus Heaney

[c.1975]

Conrad Atkinson Quote by Michael Friel

[c.1975]