To mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, presents The Easter Rising 1916, an exhibition drawn from Sean Sexton’s photographic collection and curated by Luke Dodd.
This exhibition investigates the significant role played by photography in informing the national consciousness that led to Irish independence, using the 1916 rebellion as a central focal point. It features approximately eighty rarely seen photographs and ephemera including souvenir postcards, albums, stereoscopic views, press and military photographs.
The exhibition encompasses a broad range of photographic documents of key events during the transformative years between 1840s – 1930s. These include portraits of executed leaders, scrapbooks, collages and images of rebellion sites collected as memorabilia.
