Embroidered Cloths
New from the Spring 2018 edition. Christian Dupont compares two embroideries illustrating an enigmatic poem by WB Yeats from the collection of Burns Library at Boston College Read More
Heritage
Taking stock
From the IAR Archive Prompted by the splendid facsimiles of the Irish Parliamentary bindings, Judith Hill recalls the journey taken by the originals from Dublin Castle to a purpose-built repository Read More
A Regal Blaze – Harry Clarke’s depiction of Synge’s Queens
From the Summer 2006 edition
Nicola Gordon Bowe discusses Harry Clarke’s exquisitely detailed interpretation of Synge’s Queens, an ode to history’s most memorable female characters
Nearly ten years ago, a small leather travelling case was presented to Christie’s for inclusion in its … Read More
Mid-century showcase
New from the Winter 2017 edition. Christian Dupont follows the relationship between art and cultural identity as seen in two works from the collection of Burns Library at Boston College Read More
Restless spirit
Peter Murray traces the extraordinary life and career of Clare Sheridan, artist, journalist and confidante of Charlie Chaplin Read More
Vox Hiberniæ
New from the Summer 2017 edition. Putting Irish arts in context has been a principal aim of our collecting mission at the John J Burns Library, Boston, writes Christian Dupont Read More
Strange bedfellows
New from the Autumn 2017 edition. To the Irish in America, the irony of using funds from a Fenian club to buy a set of Malton views depicting Georgian Dublin was not apparent, writes Christian Dupont Read More
Gothic revival
James Horan recounts how a chance encounter led to the unravelling of some architectural mysteries in the restoration of Humewood Castle, County Wicklow Read More
No hothouse flower
From the Spring 2017 edition: Peter Murray recalls the independent spirit Edith Blake, diarist and artist and one-time occupant of Myrtle Grove, Youghal, County Cork Read More
Johnstown Castle looks to the future
From the IAR Spring 2017 Edition: Peter Pearson welcomes a new chapter in the management of Johnstown Castle, County Wexford. Read More