Photograph
1995 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A photograph showing Gardai in Dublin pleading with a man determined to drown himself in Dublin's River Liffey.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Leo Regan, Gardai plead with a man determined to drown himself in Dublin's River Liffey, gelatin-silver print, Dublin, 1995 |
| Physical description | A photograph showing Gardai in Dublin pleading with a man determined to drown himself in Dublin's River Liffey. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated in ink on the back' Leo Regan 1996'
Blind stamped 'Leo Regan' |
| Object history | Gardai plead with a man determined to drown himself in Dublin's River Liffey. After lowering himself into the river, he is hauled out and sent to a psychiatric hospital. He later apologises for all the trouble he caused. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.649-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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