Bottom of William Street one minute before the British First Parachute Regiment opened fire, killing thirteen civilians—an event now known as Bloody Sunday, Derry, Ireland
- Title:
- Bottom of William Street one minute before the British First Parachute Regiment opened fire, killing thirteen civilians—an event now known as Bloody Sunday, Derry, Ireland
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Inequality and legacies of discrimination
- Creator:
- Peress, Gilles
- Creation Date:
- 1972
- ID Number:
- 98.075.012
- File Name:
- 98.075.012.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Culture conflict--Religious aspects
Government violence
Mass shootings
Bloody Sunday, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1972
Internment Without Trial - Measurement:
- 40.6 x 50.8 (Sheet) (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- Chaotic, hazy image of a large crowd of light skinned people filling a city intersection surounding two men at the center who seem to be cowering or folding in on themselves. The crowd looks upset; just to the left of center is a man with his arms apread wide over his head and his legs wide, like an X.
- Notes:
- 1 of 12 prints in portfolio "Flashpoints," selected Images from the photogapher's Northern Ireland Project.
- Cite As:
- Gilles Peress (French, born 1946), Bottom of William Street one minute before the British First Parachute Regiment opened fire, killing thirteen civilians—an event now known as Bloody Sunday, Derry, Ireland, 1972. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 40.6 x 50.8 cm. Gift of Richard S. Gold, 98.075.012.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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