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TATE LIVERPOOL
ROYAL ALBERT DOCK LIVERPOOL
MERSEYSIDE
L3 4BB
A major retrospective of the legendary British photographer Sir Don McCullin, which presents more than 250
photographs and showcases the scope and achievements of his career.
Best known as a photojournalist and war correspondent, McCullin has captured images of conflict from around the world
including Vietnam, Northern Ireland, Lebanon and Biafra. However his consistent engagement in documentary
photography in Britain will allow the Tate Liverpool exhibition to show additional photographs depicting life and industrial
scenes of Liverpool and other northern towns and cities during the 1960s and 70s.
McCullin has also been influenced by the meditative landscapes of the British countryside, particularly Somerset, where
he has lived for the past 36 years. Landscapes became a focus for McCullin from the 1980s onwards and he has
immersed himself in the huge panoramas within walking distance of his home.
Unemployed Men Gathering Coal, Sunderland 1972 © Don McCullin
Fishermen playing during their lunch break, Scarborough, Yorkshire 1967 © Don McCullin
Early shift, West Hartlepool steelworks, County Durham 1963 © Don McCullin
Protester, Cuban Missile Crisis, Whitehall, London 1962 © Don McCullin
Consett, County Durham 1976 © Don McCullin
Liverpool 8 1961 Tate Purchased 2012 © Don McCullin