Power of Print, The: Graphic Images of the ‘Peterloo Massacre’

Subtitle

Graphic images of the ‘Peterloo Massacre’

Synopsis

The ‘Peterloo Massacre’ took place in 1819, when a crowd demonstrating in Manchester for political reform was violently dispersed by the local yeomanry cavalry. Here, the prints which depicted the incident are analysed for the first time, providing a case study of the way in which public opinion and propaganda shape the imagery of even apparently ‘documentary’ scenes and of caricatures. The examples are drawn from the collections of the British Museum, and from archive sources in Manchester.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 12 slides.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale

Documentation

Accompanied by ‘Manchester Region History Review’, illustrated special number on ‘Peterloo’, 1989, with articles by E P Thompson, John Belchem and others, and Diana Donald’s article on the prints. 94pp. 55 illustrations.

Subjects

History; Politics & government

Keywords

civil disturbances; Manchester

Credits

Writer

Diana Donald

Distributor

Name

Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design

Email

c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk

Web

http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0161 247 1930

Fax

0161 247 6897

Address

The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG