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Up Helly Aa, festival which takes place in Lerwick in January every year. Scotland

HURN, David

Up Helly Aa, festival which takes place in Lerwick in January every year. Scotland
Image: © David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Full title: Up Helly Aa, festival which takes place in Lerwick in January every year. It is a tradition festival involving a series of marches and visitations, culminating in a torch-lit procession and the burning of a galley. Here the 'Guizer Jari' visits an inmate of the local hospital.

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Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 57161

Creation/Production

HURN, David

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017

Measurements

h(cm) image size:28.8
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:43.1
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:43.2
w(cm) paper size:55.8

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

Material

Archival paper

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Fine Art
  • Hospital
  • Hurn David
  • Nurse
  • Photograph
  • Theatrical Costume And Fancy Dress
  • Tradition
  • Works On Paper

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