Name/TitleFlag: No Cover Up
About this objectLarge flag with white background and a grey border around the words 'NO COVER UP' in black letters.
Created by Ingrid Pollard as part of the No Cover Up exhibition (28th May - 23rd July 2021), the flag hung outside GWL for the duration of the exhibition. The No Cover Up title comes from a protest around institutional racism sparked by the fatal shooting of Colin Roach in a London police station in 1983.
MakerPollard, Ingrid
Maker RoleArtist
MakerMcBride, Kirsty
Maker RoleGraphic designer
Portfolio TitleNo Cover Up
Date Made2021
Period2020s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
MeasurementsH: 121 x W: 193 cm
Subject and Association KeywordsArt & design
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI)
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association Keywords(anti) racism
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women artists
Subject and Association DescriptionNo Cover Up exhibition at GWL, 28th
http://www.ingridpollard.com:
"Ingrid Pollard is a photographer, media artist and researcher. She is a graduate of the London College of Printing and Derby University.
Ingrid has developed a social practice concerned with representation, history and landscape with reference to race, difference and the materiality of lens based media. Her work is included in numerous collections including the UK Arts Council and the Victoria & Albert Museum. She lives and works in London UK"
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeFlag
Object numberGWL-2021-54-7
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved