Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 2005-07-08
July 8th 2005 drawings made from memory of the events of July 7th 2005
In a series of fifty-nine sketches, the artist John Hewitt conveyed his personal experiences and impressions of the 7/7 London suicide bombings. Drawn from memory several days after the attacks, the sketches are annotated with handwritten commentary from the artist and chronicle his movement across the city that day.
On the morning of 7 July 2005, four suicide bombers attacked central London's transport network, detonating bombs on the underground and on a double-decker bus. The attacks, which killed fifty-two people and injured hundreds, took place the day after it was announced that the capital would host the Olympic Games in 2012 and during the 31st G8 summit.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2006.38/15
- Object name:
- July 8th 2005 drawings made from memory of the events of July 7th 2005
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Hewitt, John
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- Production date:
- 2005-07-08
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 133 mm, W 208 mm (paper)
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Hewitt, John
- Image credit:
© John Hewitt
- Creative commons usage:
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