The new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690 – 1840, is a legacy tribute to the last Knight of Glin. Popularly known as the “long 18th century,” beginning with the ascendancy of William and Mary over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689 and culminating at the brink of Ireland’s Great Hunger in the … [Read more...] about Made in (18th Century) Ireland
Art
Whatever Happened
to Launt Thompson?
By Michael Burke, Contributor
How one of the most important post-Civil War sculptors died in obscurity and is buried in an unmarked grave.
Lancelot (Launt) Thompson was born in the town of Abbeyleix, in what was then Queens County and is now County Laois, on February 8, 1833. He came to the United States in 1847 with his recently widowed mother, who had no means of support in Ireland. They settled in the … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened
to Launt Thompson?
Auction Brings Rare Kennedy Collection to New York
Forty-two years after his public assassination, Americans continue their love affair with one of the most famous Irish Americans of all time, John F. Kennedy. Since his death and the death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, there have been countless auctions of Kennedy memorabilia. An auction starting on December 15 in the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City promises to be … [Read more...] about Auction Brings Rare Kennedy Collection to New York
Celtic Reflections
"At least a third of the work that's been bought is used indoors, but I always design it for outdoors," said Karin Stanley, whose Celtic Reflections series was exhibited at the Cairncroft Sculpture Garden in Dover, Massaschusetts June through October. Stanley employs stone, steel and other materials in pieces ranging from one to six feet tall. She finds stones with distinct … [Read more...] about Celtic Reflections
Irish Artist’s “Dark Heart” is on Exhibition at the U.N.
At the outset of the first Gulf War, Irish artist Michelle Rogers painted a series about the conflict. Her work garnered attention from Amnesty International, which in 1993 commissioned her to paint and live in Bosnia. The result is called the "Dark Heart" series, which is currently on display at the UN Plaza as part of an exhibit marking the ten-year anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Irish Artist’s “Dark Heart” is on Exhibition at the U.N.