encyclopedia titanica

A painting of the Titanic could raise pound10000 for charity at auction the artist who created it said today Dozens of old cheques issued by the Belfast shipyard where the famous vessel was built have been used to create the image by Rita Duffy who hopes to raise money for the poor in subSaharan Africa The Titanic which was dubbed unsinkable before it hit an iceberg and foundered in the north Atlantic in April 1912 is at the centre of plans to rejuvenate a large part of the citys docklands