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© Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos
, American, 1912-2012
Title
Aran Islands: Carrying a Curragh down to the Ship that Brings the Community's weekly Supplies, 1974
Date2019
MediumArchival print
Dimensions
40.6 x 50.8 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 2019
Object numberNGI.2019.203
DescriptionThis print by Eve Arnold offers the first view of the Aran Islands in the photography collection thus far and features an emblem of Irish tradition in the form of the currach. It is a strong example of colour photography from the 1960s and adds to the Gallery’s growing collection of works by international photographers who visited and shot in Ireland.