Books
Eva, Letitia and the Hamilton Sisters – Class, Gender and Art
New from the Winter 2020 edition. This book is immediately attractive – it’s full of old photographs and reproductions of paintings, with a sort of family tree. Read More
The Buildings of Ireland – Cork: City and County
New from the Winter 2020 edition. Reviewed by Louise Cotter. The Buildings of Ireland series is part of the Pevsner Architectural Guides, the authoritative portable guides to significant buildings in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Read More
The Irish Tower House Society, economy and environment c.1300–1650
New from the Spring 2020 edition. The Irish Tower House Society, economy and environment c.1300–1650 reviewed by Tadhg O’Keeffe Read More
The Lives of Lucian Freud. Youth 1922-68
New from the Winter 2019 edition. Philip McEvansoneya reviews William Feaver’s The Lives of Lucian Freud. Youth 1922-68
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The unveiling of a sculpture by Albert Power (1881-1945) in 1935 afforded a golden opportunity to an unidentified photographer. The location: Galway’s Eyre Square; the statue: writer Pádraic Ó’Conaire; the officiator: Éamon de Valera. Read More
The Book of Durrow
New from the Summer 2019 edition. Trinity College Library was lucky in the 17th century to become the proud possessor of two of the most important early manuscripts in Ireland, the Books of Durrow and Kells. Read More
Harry Clarke and Artistic Visions of the New Irish State
New from the Spring 2019 edition.
Margarita Cappock reviews Harry Clarke and Artistic Visions of the New Irish State Read More