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Hidden Truths: Bloody Sunday 1972 probes one of the great tragedies of recent Irish-Anglo history, the shooting of Irish civil rights protestors by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland on Sunday, January 30, 1972. On view at the International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street from January 11 through March 17, 2002, this powerful exhibition addresses both the incident itself as well as the role of photography as witness within our culture.
 
  The blue-and-white banner of the Civil Rights Association is drenched in
blood after the murder of Barney McGuigan, Rossville Flats, Derry.
Photograph by Fulvio Grimaldi.
 
  This exhibition, curated by Trisha Ziff, is organized and circulated by the Bloody Sunday Trust in association with Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, and the Centro de la Imagen, Mexico. The ICP presentation was organized by Kristen Lubben. Additional support was provided by the Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland.