Christian Dupont follows the relationship between art and cultural identity as seen in two works from the collection of Burns Library at Boston College
Christian Dupont compares two embroideries illustrating an enigmatic poem by WB Yeats from the collection of Burns Library at Boston College
Christian Dupont reflects on the personal and political desires conveyed in two cartoons by Grace Gifford Plunkett
Putting Irish arts in context has been a principal aim of our collecting mission at the John J Burns Library, Boston, writes Christian Dupont
Christian Dupont considers the doodles on the cover of a notebook Flann O’Brien kept as secretary for the 1943 Cavan orphanage fire tribunal
Christian Dupont unveils Rowan Gillespie’s Four Irish Nobel Literary Laureates at Boston College.
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
A Micheál Mac Liammóir watercolour leads Christian Dupont back to Yeats’ ‘The Stolen Child’
Christian Dupont looks at autograph books from women imprisoned during the Civil War
Christian Dupont espies John Behan’s unused drawings for Thomas Kinsella’s ‘Glenmacnass’.
Christian Dupont applauds typographer, designer and letterpress printer Jamie Murphy, founder of The Salvage Press
A drawing of the Virgin attributed to Maud Gonne leaves Christian Dupont wondering
Christian Dupont outlines the multitalented and free-spirited life of Juanita Casey
Christian Dupont probes the interplay of literary and visual arts in an exhibition inspired by Flann O’Brien and The Third Policeman.
Christian Dupont uncovers Belfast artist Eva McKee’s vision for achieving aesthetic resonance through Celtic patterns and Art Nouveau styling