Conrad Atkinson obituary

Conrad Atkinson, who has died aged 82, was one of Britain’s most significant activist and political artists. For more than 60 years he dedicated his life to highlighting contentious sociopolitical issues, including the miners’ strikes, landmines, the Aids crisis and the Northern Ireland conflict. Silver Liberties, a work commemorating the victims of Bloody Sunday, was famously outlawed by the Ulster Museum in the 1970s.Born in Cleator Moor, Cumberland (now Cumbria), to Bridget (nee M