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Rediscovering the work of forgotten documentary photographer Tish Murtha

Tish Murtha, “Karen On Overturned Chair”

When the Magnum photographer David Hurn interviewed Tish Murtha for a place on his then recently-established documentary photography course at the Newport College of Art in 1976, he asked the 20-year-old what she wanted to photograph. Murtha replied simply, “I want to learn to take photographs of policemen kicking kids.” Hurn didn’t require anything further, she was in.

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Glenn on the wall, Elswick Kids (1978) Tish Murthanbsp;Tish Murtha, “Karen On Overturned Chair”nbsp;Tish Murtha, “Kenilworth Road Kids, Cruddas Park”nbsp;Tish Murtha, “Kids Jumping On To Mattresses”nbsp;Tish Murtha, SuperMacnbsp;
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