Creating History
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Creating History

Stories of Ireland in Art

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Creating History

Stories of Ireland in Art

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About This Book

Upon leaving the National Gallery in Dublin during Easter week 1916, its registrar James Stephens was struck by 'the rumour of death and war' that gripped the air; one hundred years on, the National Gallery will evaluate these seismic historical events in its principal contribution to Ireland's Decade of Centenaries in both a powerful new exhibition and stunning book, Creating History: Stories of Ireland in Art.The National Gallery's exhibition comprises 54 paintings spanning the 17th century to the 1930s, depicting or inspired by episodes in Irish history from the arrival of St Patrick to the establishment of the Free State. Jan Wyck, James Wheatley, John Lavery, Sean Keating, William Orpen and Jack B. Yeats are some of the major artists represented—their masterworks are lavishly reproduced to stunning effect alongside essays from today's leading art critics. The exemplary contributors to feature – among them Tom Dunne, Ruth Kenny, Róisín Kennedy and Roy Foster – deliver fascinating assessments that situate the Easter Rising and Ireland's claim to independence through the historical significance and aesthetic value of Ireland's major artistic works. While the exhibition will run from 8 October 2016 to 17 January 2017, Creating History: Stories of Ireland in Art is set to be the National Gallery's enduring tribute to the events of 1916, and will constitute a lasting legacy.

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Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781911024392
Topic
History
Subtopic
Irish History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Contributors
  7. ‘If the artist be as national as the minstrel’ - Brendan Rooney
  8. Testimony
  9. History Painting, Painting History - Ruth Kenny
  10. Conflict
  11. Creating Order? - Mary Jane Boland
  12. Assembly
  13. The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife - Tom Dunne
  14. Art and Uncertainty - RĂłisĂ­n Kennedy
  15. Allegory
  16. The Persistence of Vision - Emily Mark-FitzGerald
  17. Lamentation
  18. ‘The Occupation of Living’ - R.F. Foster
  19. Endnotes
  20. Selected Bibliography
  21. Photographic Credits
  22. Index