A collection of iconic news photographs of world events that changed public perceptions will go on display this month at Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery.
The exhibition entitled ‘History through a Lens: Iconic Photographs’ from the Incite Project runs from February 25 to May 10 and will feature more than 100 images that affected the public psyche.
The photographs have been selected from the Incite Project, a collection of issue-driven photographic prints motivated by political and social concerns.
At the core of the collection are the classics of 20th-century photojournalism that have become visual markers of a moment in time.
Featured images include the assassination of JFK, a rare shot of the Normandy D-Day landing, Nelson Mandela in his cell on Robben Island, the loss of life caused by 9/11 and, more recently, overcrowded boats of refugees capsizing in the Mediterranean.
Photographers represented include Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange, Don McCullin, Sebastiao Salgado and W. Eugene Smith.
Cllr Patrick Anketell-Jones, leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council, which runs the gallery, said: “We are proud to be working with the Incite Project to stage this remarkable and thought-provoking exhibition, which local residents will be able to see for free with a Discovery Card.”
Incite is based in the UK and was started in 2012 by former photojournalist Harriet Logan and her husband. The collection is curated by Tristan Lund, formerly of the Michael Hoppen Gallery.
Exhibition tickets are £4 for adults, £3.50 for concessions and are free for children.
Lunchtime exhibition tours
Lunchtime exhibition tours will take place every Thursday between March 2 to April 27 from 12.30pm to 1pm. They are free to Discovery Card and ticket holders.
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Let yourself be transported back in time to revisit how those key moments felt.
Saturdays March 4, 11, 18 & 25. 12pm to 3pm.
Students from Bath Spa University’s BA Acting programme convey the human stories behind the images.
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Pictured: Marc Riboud. Demonstration against the Vietnam War, Washington DC 1967
