:::The Bogside Artists' Book:::

Nobel Laureate John Hume who recently
launched this book described it as a
"fascinating and entertaining book, bringing
honour to our people and our city"

For students of most disciplines The Bogside
Artists of Derry have provided a panoramic
window into living history.

This is truly a unique book chronicling three
decades of hectic civil conflict in Northern
Ireland. Lavishly illustrated from the artists'
own archives it is a large A4 size with 130
pages. It deals specifically with the famous
gallery of twelve large-scale murals situated
in Derry known as THE PEOPLE'S GALLERY that
is visited each year by thousands of people
from all over the world. This is the
extraordinary and often moving account of
the creation of the murals and the history
behind them. But it is not all gloom and doom. It is a light-hearted breeze through the sixties as much as it is an invaluable potted history of The Troubles.

"Work, Diego Rivera would be proud of."
(world famous playwright Brian Friel).

The artists, Tom, William and Kevin still have
their studio in Derry. Recently they moved to
a new studio at the junction of William Street
and Rossville Street where their murals are
situated. When they are not doing that they
are usually catching a plane to some foreign
city to address students on their lives and
work. This book was written as a result of
numerous requests from locals and tourists
alike to write a follow-on from their original
book called Murals.

Back in Derry, the famed muralists conduct
tours of their gallery. You can easily book on
one of these famous tours via their website or
just drop in for a chat if you happen to be in
the neighbourhood.