"Triangle Photography Gallery Posters"
Derek Bishton was director of the Triangle Photography Gallery, part of the Triangle Arts and Media Centre at Gosta Green, Birmingham, between c.1984 and 1987. These are some of the posters advertising ...
Blackheart Man: A Journey into Rasta
Poster for an exhibition of photographs by Derek Bishton, on the history, culture, music and lifestyle of Rastafarians in Africa, Jamaica and Birmingham. The poster is illustrated with a photograph of ...
Boy with flag, Handsworth Park
This photograph of a boy with a flag taken in Handsworth Park comes from the Vanley Burke Archive. It was part Vanley's first exhibition 'Handsworth from the Inside' which was originally exhibited at ...
Cartes-de-visite
Technical innovations in the second half of the 19th century allowed photographs to be produced more cheaply. This made photography available to many more people, both as photographers and consumers. ...
'Darshan'
Poster for an exhibition of photography by Asian photographers, shown at the Triangle Photography Gallery, 5-28 February 1987. The poster is illustrated with a photograph by Sunil Gupta. This exhibition ...
'Easington'
Poster for an exhibition of two sets of photographic work about the East Durham colliery village of Easington during the 1984-1985 Miners' Strike, shown at the Triangle Photography Gallery. One set of ...
Famine in Africa
Poster for an exhibition of photographs by Mike Goldwater and Chris Steele-Perkins, shown at the Triangle Photography Gallery 3-28 September.
Home Front
Poster for an exhibition of photographs by John Reardon and Derek Bishton taken for the 'Home Front' project which documented the lives and experiences of people living in the Handsworth area of Birmingham ...
Houses on Ravenhurst Road
This photograph provides visual evidence of the designs of houses on the Moor Pool Estate at Harborne. John Nettlefold was invited to become Chairman of Harborne Tenants Limited in 1907. Its most unique ...
Images of Arrival
As 'strangers' in a strange land, it was important for migrants to stay in touch with their families in the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent. Airmail letters carried important news to and from home. ...
Imagining the City: Reshaping the face of Birmingham, 1945-1971
Poster for an exhibition of photographs of the urban landscape of Birmingham, taken by Roy Peters, shown at the Triangle Photography Gallery, 7-29 November 1986. The exhibition focused on the redevelopment ...
Instamatic Views of New York
Paper poster for an exhibition of photographs by Pogus Caesar, held at the Triangle gallery cafe, 22 October-17 November.
Lantern Slide Showing Woman Wearing Rational Dress
This photograph, probably taken in London, shows a woman wearing short trousers which were worn for cycling. Because clothes like this were based upon function rather than fashion, they became known as ...
Panjabi Dawn
Poster for an exhibition of photographs by Nirmal Singh Dhesy, Larrie Paul Tiernan and Herbie Lawes, held at the Triangle gallery cafeteria 1 July-2 August 1985. The exhibition was organised by the Sikh ...
Photograph of Helen Caddick
Helen Caddick, the traveller and diarist, was featured in Edgbastonia magazine in March 1900. This photograph illustrated that article.
Postcard of Motor Bus, Hagley Road
This postcard gives us a vivid impression of people queuing up for the Hagley Road bus in 1906, while horsedrawn vehicles and a handcart share the road. On the back is a handwritten message from Kate ...
Postcard of the School of Art, Birmingham
This postcard carries a handwritten message from Gertie of Sparkhill to Lily Morris, who was staying in the popular holiday and health resort of Llandudno. At this time the back of the card was reserved ...
Postcard showing woman cycling on Hagley Road
Even in 1905, Hagley Road was a busy thoroughfare, and this view, with the Plough and Harrow Hotel on the left hand side, shows us people getting about in a variety of ways. Pedestrians and cyclists ...