Doors of Belfast
Poster
1985 (published)
1985 (published)
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Laminated poster featuring a grid of 30 photographs of bricked-up doorways.
Object details
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| Title | Doors 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.108-2015 |
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| Record created | April 23, 2015 |
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