Just Another Bloody Saturday
About this artwork
The 'bloody' of the title of this painting refers to the football violence, which became all too common in the 1980s. The painting also recalls the famous rivalry between Glasgow Rangers and Celtic, the battle on the pitch mirroring the territorial struggle taking place in the terraces. The football supporters form a screaming and gesticulating frieze around two sides of the painting, threatening to spill over onto the pitch. Many of Howson's paintings are male-dominated and depict scenes in Glasgow, as is the case here.
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title:Just Another Bloody Saturday
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accession number:GMA 3041
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1987
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measurements:211.00 x 274.70 cm (framed: 211.00 x 275.00 x 4.30 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1987
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copyright:© Peter Howson. All rights reserved, DACS 2018.
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Peter Howson
Peter Howson
Born in London, Howson moved to Glasgow at the age of four. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 to 1977, was briefly in the army, then returned to the art school from 1979 to 1981. He was a contemporary of Steven Campbell, Adrian Wiszniewski and Ken Currie.…