Art

Hand-coloured Cuala Press print. Framed, 62.5 x 33.5cm (24.6 x 13.2in). Size of print 48 x 19cm (18.9 x 7.5in). Scene depicts a traditional December 26th, Saint Stephen’s Day celebration. Four boys carry a bush decorated with ribbons through a village. Footprints suggest snow, and open mouths suggest the boys are singing the traditional rhyme. The Cuala Press was established in Dublin in 1908 by Elizabeth and Lily Yeats, sisters of Jack and William Butler Yeats. A women-led and staffed press, it published new work by emerging Irish writers – including their brothers. Printed and hand coloured at the… Continue reading YEATS, Jack B RHA (1871-1957): The Wren Boys

Blessed Are The Children, Work by John Kingerlee, 2004. Artist John Kingerlee was born on the 17th of February 1936. Her lives on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, and is a non-conformist at heart John Kingerlee was born in England in 1936. His Mother was related to Hogan’s from county Cork. In 1982 he moved from the UK to Ireland. Also SRIKS, book published 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kingerlee Donated by Larry Powell, Belfast, May 19th 2022

Framed, with a red mount by the Neptune Gallery, Dublin in the 1970s for Susan Browne, who was born in New York to Irish parents. Susan returned age 18 years of age in the early 1970s, to study history in Trinity College Dublin. Randolph Caldecott was an English artist and illustrator and the creator of works often considered the first modern picture books. The artist illustrated picture books, fiction, verse, and fables for children as well as novels, poetry, and nonfiction for adults. McAllister family Collection

From ‘Walking With Ghosts’ by Ann Wingfield Donated by Ann Wingfield to the Museum of Childhood Ireland 2024

Beatrice Moss Campbell (Lady Beatrice Glenavy RHA ) 1881-1970.* Hand coloured Cuala Press Print in original frame, to illustrate the poem ‘Prayer for a Little Child’ by Winifred M Letts 1882-1972.** West of Ireland scene, with child, mother, fisherman, animals and fairy. Prayer for a Little Child  “God keep my jewel this day from danger;From and pooka and black-hearted stranger.From harm of the water and hurt of the fire.From the horns of the cows going home to the byre.From the sight of the fairies that maybe might change her.From teasing the ass when he’s tied to the manger.From stones that… Continue reading Cuala Press Print

Art work. Dreaming. Mono print, by artist Adelle Hickey. * This black on ivory mono print of a little dress looks at the experience and journey of loss and grief. My father passed away when I was two years old. While I have no memories of him, his death cast a shadow of sadness, grief and poverty over my family. Emotional, mental and financial struggle were never too far from our door. The dress is not fully present and appears somewhat in a state of repair. Its stillness and silence creates a sense of vulnerability. The imprint of the… Continue reading Dreaming

Sculpture. We are so Lightly Here (2018) Aiseirí, by artist Bonnie Kavanagh* We are so Lightly here is a sculptural piece derived from Aiséirí,  Bonnie’s work referencing the Tuam Babies.  It is of hearts fused together on a stoneware plinth, honouring all the children who died and were interred in Mother and Baby homes in Ireland. The child and baby sized hearts are made from snow white bone china. Bonnie Kavanagh is a Dublin based visual artist with a BA in Fine Art from NCAD. She specialises in Ceramics. Bonnie has exhibited in numerous curated group shows including the… Continue reading We Are So Lightly Here

By Ann Wingfield