Portraits of Irish Writers in Boston
Over the past several centuries, a number of Irish artists have produced compelling portraits of Irish writers in painting, sculpture and photography, and now for the first time, those collected works are on view in the United States. Entitled “Literary Lives: Portraits from the Crawford Art Gallery and Abbey Theatre, Ireland,” the exhibition is comprised of 49 works and runs through December 5, 2010, at Boston College’s McMullen Museum. Peter Murray, director of the Crawford Gallery, Cork, and co-curator, explains that the show has a dual purpose: “The works of art in this exhibition...
Source: irishamerica.com