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Illustrated Lecture on Harry Clarke’s Geneva Window and its subject of works by Irish writers
Tuesday 18 February 2025, 2:30pm
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, join us for an illustrated talk discussing Irish Artist Harry Clarke! Yseult O’Driscoll will explore Clarke’s Geneva Window and its subject of works by Irish writers. The Geneva Window, 1929, was originally commissioned by the Irish Government to represent Ireland at the International Labour organisation in Geneva. The window unfortunately was never installed in its intended destination because of official disapproval at Clarke’s depiction of some of the figures. The Geneva Window (Collection: Wolfsonian Foundation, Miami) consists of panels illustrating scenes from 20th century literature by Irish writers, playwrights and poets. The Hugh Lane gallery collection has a number of preparatory watercolours by the artist which were created as part of his process for the completed Geneva Window.
Free, advance booking required.
