Margarita Cappock and Brendan Rooney chronicle noteworthy events and exhibitions
Birth of a Nation’s Symbol: The Revival of
Ireland’s Round Towers
Seán O’ Reilly discusses the debate in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries surrounding the round tower
In the Mainstream of Irish Naturalism: The Art of Lilian
Lucy Davidson 1879-1954
Katherine Cahill recalls the life and work of a revered artist, writer,
and teacher
An Eighteenth-Century Dublin Bookbinder: Alexander Kelburn
Joseph McDonnell identifies the work of an exceptional Irish craftsman
‘Patterns Matched with Accuracy’: Three Glass
Jugs By Whyte and Son Mary Boydell identifies some Irish Glass of the
19th Century
Two Forgotten Talents of Limerick Lace: Michael Hayes and
Eileen O’ Donoghue
Veronica Rowe has unearthed some rare designs for Irish Lace
‘A Quiet National Treasure’: Gordon Lambert and
the Making of A Collection
Catherine Marshall pays tribute to the collector whose donation is at the
core of the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Introducing Mr. Brocas: A Family of Dublin Artists
Patricia Butler examines an extensive collection of prints and drawings
which is one of the lesser-known treasures in the National Library
‘Modelled Muscularity’: Daniel Robertson’s
Tudor Manors
Frederick O’ Dwyer unravels the peripatetic career of an early-19th-century
architect
An Enduring View of Irish Identity: Paul Henry and the
Realism of Fiction
S B Kennedy argues that Paul Henry’s paintings have contributed to
myths associated with the West of Ireland
From Paris to Dublin: The Sadleir Hours in Trinity College
Jennifer Osborne describes an exquisite French manuscript of the 15th century
L’Art de Vivre: The Designs of Eileen Gray (1878-1976)
Dorothy Walker celebrates an Irish architect and designer whose work is
both revolutionary and timeless
Henry Jones Thaddeus: An Irish Artist in Italy
Brendan Rooney describes the early career of a nineteenth-century artist
History, Politics and Decorative Painting: James Ward’s
Murals in Dublin City Hall
Philip McEvansoneya documents an unusual set of Irish history paintings
Daniel O’ Neill (1920-1974): Landscape and Figure
Painter
Gena Lynam summarises the career of a Belfast artist
Allegory, Portrait, or Genre?: ‘Mary and Brigid’ by Margaret Clarke
Ingrid Jenkner proposes that a long-lost painting is a prophesy of the emergence
of the Irish Republic
‘Taste, Elegance and Execution’: John Lewis as
a Landscape Painter
William Laffan has discovered the only known landscape paintings by an 18th-century
artist
‘A Principal Ornament for the Mayoralty House’:
A Portrait by
Joshua Reynolds
Mary Clark documents the history of one of Dublin’s treasures
A Rare Document of Irish History: ‘High Treason’
by Sir John Lavery
John McGuiggan describes the background to a painting of Roger Casement’s
Appeal
Luke Gardiner (1745-98): An Irish Dilettante
John Coleman outlines the artistic and architectural legacy of an enlightened
18th-century patron.
New Irish Architecture: The Architectural Year Reviewed
Colm Tóibín reviews recent Irish architecture
Book Reviews
The latest books on Irish art and culture
Auction Records
Price Guide to Irish Art
An index of prices paid for Irish pictures at auctions, June 1997 - June
1998