Celtic Supporters, Glasgow
About this artwork
This photograph by Benson captures ecstatic Celtic football supporters cheering as their team scored a goal in 1971. The composition is crammed with figures smiling, cheering and clapping, with many making eye contact with Benson’s lens. This highlights Benson’s ability to secure the most intriguing, and often surprising, shot. Whilst the spectators are watching the players on the pitch, Benson is facing the crowd, ready to capture the instant emotion and celebration that explodes when a team scores a goal.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Harry Benson (born 1929) Scottish
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title:Celtic Supporters, Glasgow
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date created:1971; printed 2007
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:50.30 x 60.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased from the photographer 2007
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accession number:PGP 374.7
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Harry Benson
Harry Benson
Benson’s career as a photojournalist has been extraordinary. Born in Glasgow, he left school aged thirteen and began working for a local paper, the Hamilton Advertiser. In 1958 he graduated to the cut-throat centre of the tabloid press on London’s Fleet Street, working for the Daily Sketch and then...