Tish Murtha - Youth Unemployment

A project in Liverpool, UK by Colin Wilkinson (Bluecoat Press)
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Tish Murtha's important and stunning photographic essay on the hardships of youth unemployment in Newcastle during the Thatcher years.
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Backers: 413
Average Pledge Per Backer: £46

Funded: £19,005 of £8,000
Dates: Jul 19th -> Aug 18th (30 days)
Project By: Colin Wilkinson (Bluecoat Press)
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Latest News

Stunning photographs of Newcastle's West End in the late 1970s

December 5th - via: chroniclelive.co.uk
[NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK] - The brilliant work of the late photographer Tish Murtha is now celebrated in a new book, Youth Unemployment. Tish (Read More)

Last week of Tish Murtha's Youth Unemployment

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone who has backed my latest Kickstarter: Tish Murtha's Youth Unemployment. The campaign has been a great success and quickly reached its target. There is still time to back it (these are the final few days). (Tish sadly died of a... (Read More)

Two Days In - 150% funded!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
What a brilliant couple of days and what a great tribute to Tish's remarkable photography! By an amazing coincidence, 35 years ago back in 1982 - I left Open Eye Gallery which I had founded in 1977. We published a popular magazine (Open Eye) which... (Read More)

We've Done It!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Fantastic start

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
What a start! We can't thank you all enough for such an amazing launch. Just under two hours into the campaign and 30% there. Unbelievable!  (Read More)

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