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An Irish Ideal: The Paintings of Constance Markievicz

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Friday October 18, 2002 16:20author by pat cauthor address NMI Kildare Street Dublin 2

The National Museum of Ireland presents, for the first time as a collection since 1936, the watercolour paintings of Constance Markievicz.

The National Museum of Ireland presents, for the first time as a collection since 1936, the watercolour paintings of Constance Markievicz.

Painted whilst she was a Prisoner of War in Holloway Gaol, these pictures illustrate ideas of the Celtic Revival, Irish Republicanism and a rommanticized Irish way of life.

From Tuesday 5 November to Sunday 1st December 2002.

Lecture: Thursday 21 November 1.00 pm

Constance Marlievicz: Art, Politics and Mythology.

By Sandra McElroy MA, Curator National Museum of Ireland

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