Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 655
Title
1966 The Docklands 1966,The Docklands 2009
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Photographic paper, ink. 93.5 x 75 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
24/08/2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two black and white photographs of the Liffey and the surrounding docklands from above.
McMahon recreated the photos as faithfully as possible, using the same exposure settings, in the same locations – even at the same time of day and in the same weather. In the photo on the left the shadows on the Custom House – the large domed building in the foreground – are in the exact same position. Almost everything else has changed.