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Doors of Belfast

Poster
1985 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Laminated poster featuring a grid of 30 photographs of bricked-up doorways.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDoors of Belfast (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint in black and silver
Brief description
Laminated poster, 'Doors of Belfast', issued by and sold in aid of the Northern Ireland Poverty Lobby. Designed by Peter McGuinness and printed at the Art & Reseach Exchange', 1985, Northern Ireland, screenprint in black and silver.
Physical description
Laminated poster featuring a grid of 30 photographs of bricked-up doorways.
Dimensions
  • Height: 93cm
  • Width: 66cm
Credit line
Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop
Historical context
This poster subverts a well known Irish Tourist Board poster 'Doors of Dublin' which featured a grid of picturesque, brightly painted 18th century doorways. 'Doors of Belfast' was created as part of a photographic project by Peter McGuinness in collaboration with Art & Research Exchange and the Poverty Lobby of Northern Ireland. As well as being exhibited, the piece was issued as a poster, to achieve greater coverage and it was sold to raise funds for the Poverty Lobby.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Eds. Carol Kenna, Lyn Medcalf and Rick Walker, Printing Is Easy. Community printshops 1970-1986, (Greenwich Mural Workshop, London, 1986), p.43
Other number
89 - series number
Collection
Accession number
E.108-2015

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Record createdApril 23, 2015
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