Through the Stained Glass and What Clarke Found There Exploring as to whether Harry Clarke should be recognized as a purely Irish artist or not.

Emer Buckley
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2019
BA

Subject: Stained Glass, Painting
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Though largely overlooked from a scholarly point of view until Nicola Gordon Bowe’s research. leading to her 1989 book ‘Harry Clarke: The Life and Work’ which has subsequently been reprinted in1996 and revised in 2012. Harry Clarke along with ‘An Tur Gloine, is recognized for his pioneering work in stained glass in Ireland. He was strongly connected with both the Celtic Revival and Arts and Crafts Movements in the early years of the twentieth century, but for his work also has groundings in medieval stained glass and symbolism.The purpose of our discussion, through looking toward his life and work as well as analysing a small selection of Harry Clarke’s great works is to ultimately answer the question as to whether Harry Clarrke should be considered a truly Irish artist or not.

Irish Georgian Society

Education Theses Register

Through the Stained Glass and What Clarke Found There Exploring as to whether Harry Clarke should be recognized as a purely Irish artist or not.