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Myra is a 1995 large painting created by Marcus Harvey which is a reproduction of the mugshot of Myra Hindley shortly after she was arrested for her participation in the Moors murders. It was displayed at the Sensation exhibition of Young British Artists at the Royal Academy of Art in London from 8 September to 28 December 1997.
Harvey is known for his tabloid-provoking 9 by 11 feet (2.7 by 3.4 m) portrayal of Moors murderer Myra Hindley, created from handprints taken from a plaster cast of a child's hand, and shown in the Sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art in 1997.
Myra Hindley was born in Crumpsall on 23 July 1942 [17] [18] to parents Nellie and Bob Hindley, and raised in Gorton, then a working-class area of Manchester dominated by Victorian slum housing. Her father was an alcoholic who was frequently violent towards his wife and children. The family home was in poor condition, and Hindley was forced to ...
There is no evidence to implicate Hindley, so she walks free from the police station, despite David Smith's claims that she had helped lure Edward Evans back to the house to be murdered at Brady's hands. The police also allow Smith to walk free, despite Brady and Hindley both claiming that Smith was involved in the murder.
Other artists have deliberately employed the notoriety of the murders to shock their audience, as with the short-lived punk band The Moors Murderers in 1977-8, and Marcus Harvey's large portrait of Myra Hindley, created from the handprints of children, which had to be temporarily removed from display at the Sensation exhibition at the Royal ...
Horrific video shows suspect watching woman burn to death in F train car after he allegedly set her on fire Tina Moore, Larry Celona, Joe Marino, Steve Janoski, Dorian Geiger December 22, 2024 at ...
Illegal migrant Sebastian Zapeta-Calil watches the woman he allegedly set on fire burn. Subway surveillance images show Sebastian Zapeta-Calil leaving the car as the woman burns to death.
Sensation installed at Brooklyn Museum (October 1999 – January 2000). Sensation was an exhibition of the collection of contemporary art owned by Charles Saatchi, including many works by Young British Artists (YBAs), which first took place 18 September – 28 December 1997 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. [1]