Tish Murtha: Works 1976-1991

Tish Murtha: Works 1976 – 1991 offers a retrospective on the life and career of documentary photographer Tish Murtha, marking the most significant accomplishments of her practice and documenting at the same time a moment of social deprivation and instability in Britain.

The exhibition features six major bodies of work: “Newport Pub” (1976/78); “Elswick Kids” (1978); “Juvenile Jazz Bands” (1979); “Youth Unemployment” (1980); “London by Night” (1983) and “Elswick Revisited” (1987 – 1991). The selection presents both vintage and contemporary prints, complemented by personal letters and other materials from the Tish Murtha Archive.