[kj] Back to the Bogside

[Paul]

Bogside, Derry, County Derry : ) It comes from the Irish for a line of oak
trees, Doire.

Will have a look later and see if anything that stands out and might be
able to use Google maps, but to be honest, I would not hold out much hope,
as the original picture was from sometime in the 70s, when the troubles
were still ongoing, but Derry, as with other cities in the north, has had a
huge amount of work done in building and regeneration of areas hit hard,
and the Bogside was one place that did get it bad unfortunately. Looks like
it was in one of the housing estates (projects) too and them streets are
identical for huge parts of the city.

Nice full size of original
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/AR/AR01193_10.jpg

On 8 April 2016 at 22:39, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Been attempting to compose a longer piece on my silly blog about Mike
> Coles' iconic artwork for the fist Killing Joke album, and it got me
> thinking ..... does that very spot (the wall depicted in the shot)....
> still exist today?
>
> As I understand it (and please jump in if you know more), the original
> photograph by revered war photographer Don McCullin was snapped circa 1971
> in an area known as The Bogside in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It
> depicts a "gang of boys" fleeing a CS gas attack .... as one would.
>
> I cannot help wondering if that wall is still standing, moreover if anyone
> has tracked it down to do a sort "then and now" juxtaposition.
>
> I first spotted the original McCullin photo in a huge book several years
> back in a photo book store in SoHo, NY (sadly long gone ... now a lingerie
> emporium) and letting out an audible gasp. I remember being disappointed
> that it did not, in fact, feature the words KILLING JOKE scrawled
> menacingly across the brickface.
>
> Are there any Irish Gatherers who might know more?
>
> -Alex in NYC
>
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