Painting history : the murals of Northern Ireland, 1908-2024 /
"...The first book-length study of the oldest and most enduring tradition of political wall art. Tony Crowley shows how muralism became an important medium for the unionist and loyalist community in its political domination of public space before and after Partition. The text also demonstrates...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Amherst, Massachusetts] :
Amherst College Press,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "...The first book-length study of the oldest and most enduring tradition of political wall art. Tony Crowley shows how muralism became an important medium for the unionist and loyalist community in its political domination of public space before and after Partition. The text also demonstrates that nationalists and republicans painted few murals before the start of the 1981 Hunger Strike, during which they painted wall art across republican areas of Northern Ireland as a way of publicizing their cause. In the context of a divided society, by the mid 1980s murals had become an established genre for the expression of political demands and aspirations."--provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-366). |
| ISBN: | 9798895060087 9798895060063 |