Thursday, 21 November 2024
Textile
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'William King, RIP', by Gwendoline King. (Photo: Deborah Stockdale)
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| Title of Textile: | William King, RIP |
| Maker: | Gwendoline King, Fab Femmes, Ballymoney |
| Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
| Year Produced: | 2013 |
| Size (cm): | 30cm x 50cm |
| Materials: | A mixture of natural and man made fabrics on a natural fabric backing |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | Here Gwendoline remembers her Father in law, William King, one of the first casualties of The Troubles. She recalls: “On September 23rd 1969, anxious that his son was late returning from the technical college on Strand Road, Derry, William set off to meet him. Amid the violent clashes taking place between Catholics and Protestants in the city centre area of Derry on that day, William, who had no involvement in The Troubles, was beaten to death.”
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/troops/chap4.htm
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| Owner: | Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Collection |
| Location: | Coleraine Museum, Northern Ireland |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Deborah Stockdale |
| Provenance: | Produced in Conflict Textile facilitated workshops, as part of "Stitching and Unstitching The Troubles" phase 1 & 2, 2012/2013. (HM0724) |
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