Paul Spellman and Margarita Cappock chronicle noteworthy events and exhibitions between September 1998 and August 1999
Dogs and Celtic Deities: Pre-Christian Stone Carvings in Armagh
Helen Lanigan Wood suggests that the subjects of a group of idols are drawn from Irish mythology
An Ulster Sculptor: Sophia Rosamond Praeger (1867-1954)
Catherine Gaynor describes the life and work of a
long-lived artist
A Kiln Fired by Turf: Grattan Freyer and the Terrybaun
Pottery
Peter Lamb describes an unusual and remarkable enterprise
'A Wonderfully Pretty Rurality': Drawings by Mrs Delany
Ruth Hayden has discovered a pocket sketchbook by a noted chronicler of
18th-century Ireland
Academician Supreme: The Paintings of David Hone
Julian Campbell writes about a former President of the Royal Hibernian Academy
An Edo Masterwork Restored: The Chogonka Scrolls
in The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Kate Robinson introduces a treasure of Japanese art from the 17th century
Double Identity: Aloysius O'Kelly and Arthur Oakley
Julian Campbell has discovered that an Irish artist had an American alter
ego
Pageantry or Propaganda?: The Illustrated London
News and Royal Visitors in Ireland
Margarita Cappock examines some revealing images of 19th-century Ireland
New Irish Architecture: The Architectural Year Reviewed
Colm Toibin reviews recent Irish architecture
Object in a Landscape: Robin Walker's Weekend House, Kinsale
Alexander Kearney assesses the design of an unusual architectural commission
The Mink and Diamonds of Irish Fashion: Sybil Connolly
Robert O'Byrne recalls one of the most remarkable Irish women of the 20th
century
Guest Collector: Contemporary Irish Art
John McBratney makes some suggestions for starting a collection of
work by Irish artists of today
Time, Process, Memory: Installation Art by Andrew Kearney
Aisling Molloy-Badrawi in conversation with a contemporary Irish artist
Evocative and Symbolic: Memorials and Trophies by Percy
Oswald Reeves
Nicola Gordon Bowe examines some Irish Arts & Crafts metalwork
A Freedom Box for 'A Hot Whiffling Puppy':
Tighe Family Silver from Kilkenny
Thomas Sinsteden publishes a rare Irish treasure in the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
The Ormonde Picture Collection
Jane Fenlon examines some 17th-century inventories
From Rome to Dublin in 1848: A Madonna for St Audeon's
Eileen Kane has found letters which throw light on a rare sculpture commission
Book Reviews
The latest books on Irish art and culture
Auction Records
A table of newly-established record prices for Irish painters
Price Guide to Irish Art
An index of prices paid for Irish pictures at auctions, June 1998 - June
1999