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Book The Life and Work of Harry Clarke

Download or read book The Life and Work of Harry Clarke written by Nicola Gordon Bowe and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stained glass, Symbolism, Decadence, Celtic mysticism, Art Nouveau and the Ballets Russes - all these elements claim a place in the definition of Harry Clarke. Born a century ago, this Dublin artist, son of an English father and an Irish mother, worked intensely at his art, as if conscious that death would overtake him at an early age. Clarke is now recognized internationally as a bizarre genius of his age, as the Irish Beardsley. This is the story of a questing soul with a complex imagination who produced prolifically and with outstanding originality. His skill and vision has not been equaled and this book is based on a study which won the 1984 CINOA Art History Laureate and is richly illustrated, bringing the range and importance of Clarke's work to general attention.

Book Strangest Genius

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  • Author : Lucy Costigan
  • Publisher : The History Press Ireland
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 1845889711
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book Strangest Genius written by Lucy Costigan and published by The History Press Ireland. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strangest genius

Book Dark Beauty

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  • Author : Lucy Costigan
  • Publisher : Merrion Press
  • Release : 2019-09-16
  • ISBN : 1785372351
  • Pages : 355 pages

Download or read book Dark Beauty written by Lucy Costigan and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Beauty focuses on the minute detail in Harry Clarke’s stained-glass windows, particularly in the borders and lower panels of his work. Clarke’s brilliance as a graphic artist is clearly visible in his book illustrations, which are imbued with precise attention to intricate designs, and he applied the same lavish focus to every facet of his stained glass. The title ‘Dark Beauty’ refers to the duality of Clarke’s work that sees delicate angels juxtaposed with macabre, grotesque figures, and represents the partially hidden details that dwell in the background of his windows – motifs, accessories, flora, fauna and diminutive characters – which may be missed in light of the dominance of the central subjects. The authors spent many years photographing Clarke’s windows in Ireland, England, America and Australia, and the resulting 60,000 photos have been carefully whittled down to 500 glorious images. Dark Beauty will provide lovers of Clarke’s stained glass with the opportunity to view previously obscured or unnoticed details in all their unique beauty and inspire their own travels to view Clarke’s work.

Book Harry Clarke and Artistic Visions of the New Irish State

Download or read book Harry Clarke and Artistic Visions of the New Irish State written by Angela Griffith and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The work and career of the celebrated artist Harry Clarke is inextricably linked to the complex nature of early-twentieth-century Irish culture and of modernism. This beautifully designed and fully illustrated book assesses how Clarke and his studios responded to public and private commissions in glass and in illustration. Clarke's contribution is analysed in the context of the quest for a cohesive identity by the new Irish Free State and situated within international art and design movements. The book examines the complex relationship between visual art and literature that lies at the heart of Clarke's contribution to post-independence society in Ireland. Its scholarly essays highlight the impact of patronage, public reception, advertising, propaganda, war and memory on Clarke's work, placing it within a larger political, artistic and cultural context. Essential reading for art lovers and scholars alike, Harry Clarke and Artistic Visions of the New Irish State will appeal to anyone interested in the arts of Ireland, and the history and development of early- to mid-twentieth-century visual and material culture"--Inside front flap.

Book Harry Clarke

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  • Author : David Cale
  • Publisher : Concord Theatricals
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 0573707308
  • Pages : 55 pages

Download or read book Harry Clarke written by David Cale and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2019 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Clarke is the story of a shy midwestern man who feels more himself when adopting the persona of cocky Londoner Harry Clarke. Moving to New York and presenting himself as an Englishman, he charms his way into a wealthy family’s life, romancing two family members as the seductive and sexually precocious Harry, with more on his mind than love. With his spellbinding and emotionally nuanced storytelling, Cale has created a riveting story of a man leading an outrageous double life.

Book Harry Clarke   s War

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  • Author : Marguerite Helmers
  • Publisher : Irish Academic Press
  • Release : 2015-11-30
  • ISBN : 071653309X
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Harry Clarke s War written by Marguerite Helmers and published by Irish Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland’s Memorial Records, 1914-1918 contain the names of 49,435 enlisted men who were killed in the First World War. Commissioned in 1919 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and published in 100 eight-volume sets, the Records are notable for stunning and elaborate page decorations by celebrated Irish illustrator Harry Clarke. Drawing from published and unpublished sources, Marguerite Helmers’ ground-breaking study provides a fascinating insight into the work of Harry Clarke as an extraordinary war artist and examines the process that led to the Records being commissioned through to the eventual placement of the Records within the Irish National War Memorial at Islandbridge, Dublin. With Harry Clarke’s illustrations taking center stage in the story, the Records and their genesis are of vital importance to our understanding of how art and commemoration can come together in a powerful visual creation.

Book Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Download or read book Tales of Mystery and Imagination written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by London ; Edinburgh : H. Frowde. This book was released on 1903 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Harry Clarke Illustration Showcase

Download or read book Harry Clarke Illustration Showcase written by Steve Archibald and published by Redcrest Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HARRY CLARKE (1889-1931) was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts movement and is best known for his stained glass designs and book illustrations. This collection concentrates on his work for various published books. His psychedelic with a hint of the grotesque black and white line work incorporated the most detailed and intricate textures. His distinctive style established him as one of the leading illustrators of the early 20th century. His first published work was 'Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen. A number of commissions followed including among others 'The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault', Goethe's 'Faust' and probably his best known work for Poe's 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination'. This superb compilation features over 120 examples of Clarke's colour paintings and black and white pen work, mostly full page. A comprehensive collection that is certain to delight lovers of the great artists from the 'Golden Age' of illustration.

Book The Life and Work of Richard King

Download or read book The Life and Work of Richard King written by Ruth Sheehy and published by Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on the Irish liturgical artist Richard King (1907-74), examines his career in the context of religion, nationalism and modernism. The book focuses on the interdisciplinary relationship between religion and art during pre- and post-Vatican II Ireland. The importance of Irishness and nationalism is shown by the artist's early secular work of the 1930s and 1940s. His apprenticeship under Harry Clarke (1889-1931) was pivotal for his principal career as a stained glass artist. However, his departure from the Harry Clarke Stained Glass Studios in 1940 allowed him to gradually move away from Clarke's influence and to develop his own artistic identity. King was also a talented illustrator for The Capuchin Annual and The Father Mathew Record. From the late 1940s to the early 1970s, his awareness of the work of other artists in Ireland, England and Europe led him to engage with modernism. The Documents of Vatican II and his interest in the Scriptures and theology enabled King to grow at the spiritual level which was reflected in his religious art of the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s. His study of the theological writings of French palaeontologist, philosopher and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was crucial for King's more intellectual approach to matters of Christian faith.

Book The Life and Work of Harry Clarke

Download or read book The Life and Work of Harry Clarke written by Nicola Gordon Bowe and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Harry Clarke

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  • Author : Nicola Gordon Bowe
  • Publisher : Thp Ireland
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9781845887421
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Harry Clarke written by Nicola Gordon Bowe and published by Thp Ireland. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: Life and work of Harry Clarke. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, c1989.

Book Nightmares in Decay

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  • Author : Harry Clarke
  • Publisher : Creation Books
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9781902197302
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Nightmares in Decay written by Harry Clarke and published by Creation Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Nightmares in Decay' features full-page reproductions of all 32 of Clarke's Poe illustrations, as well as vignettes and variations.

Book Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass

Download or read book Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass written by David Caron and published by . This book was released on 2024-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some thirty years since its first publication, David Caron returns with an updated and greatly expanded edition of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, the definitive guide to Irish stained glass from 1900 to the present day.This is a practical and comprehensive guide for glass aficionados and those new to the art form that lists all of Ireland's significant stained-glass works, county by county, and the most noteworthy pieces abroad by Irish artists. Beautifully illustrated with vibrant new photography, the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass is bursting with colour and brimming with information about our most famous stained-glass artists, those who deserve to be better known, and the best contemporary artists working in the medium today.With over 2,500 entries, two essays, and biographical notes on major artists, this is the key reference book for both academics and all who wish to learn more about Ireland's celebrated stained-glass and where it can be found.

Book Piranesi

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  • Author : Susanna Clarke
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2020-09-15
  • ISBN : 1635575648
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Piranesi written by Susanna Clarke and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction World Fantasy Awards Finalist From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.

Book Lillian

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  • Author : David Cale
  • Publisher : Concord Theatricals
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 0573707294
  • Pages : 43 pages

Download or read book Lillian written by David Cale and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2019 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lillian, a bookish middle-aged British woman, falls for Jimmy, a man half her age. Promptly divorcing her husband, she marries the young man and buys a flower shop to support his desire to be a gardener. Unbeknownst to Lillian, however, Jimmy has a terminal heart condition, and his anticipation of the end fills him with a restless energy.

Book Mr  Gilhooley

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  • Author : Liam O'Flaherty
  • Publisher : Irish American Book Company
  • Release : 1997-02
  • ISBN : 9780863276415
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Mr Gilhooley written by Liam O'Flaherty and published by Irish American Book Company. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1920s Dublin, 49-year-old Mr Gilhooley is a bachelor slowly going to seed. He lives two lives: the one drinking with the lads in the pubs; the other lonely and longing for love. Death, violence, sex, and love, intertwine and weave together in this novel.

Book Harry Clarke

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-01-15
  • ISBN : 9780764978500
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book Harry Clarke written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish artist Harry Clarke (1889-1931) brought to life many characters and scenes of classic literature in the early twentieth century, during the golden age of book illustration. Clarke's first published book illustrations (Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, 1916) garnered high praise and prompted further commissions. His often darkly theatrical interpretations of the art nouveau style-on paper and in stained glass-feature elongated figures fashioned with intricate patterns, fine detail, and refined line work.Clarke learned the stained-glass trade in his youth, working at his father's decorating business and studying at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. He was praised as a genius-"Ireland's only great Symbolist," according to one critic. Although he struggled with poor health for much of his brief life and died from tuberculosis at age forty-one, Clarke was prolific and left behind a legacy of artistic excellence; his oeuvre continues to fascinate audiences to this day. This colouring book features a selection of fifty black-and-white illustrations published in early twentieth-century books in the collection of the British Library: Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, and The Year's at the Spring: An Anthology of Recent Poetry compiled by Lettice D'Oyly Walters.