Harry Clarke: The Life & Work

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The definitive biography of Clarke and a critical survey of his oeuvre—out of print for more than 15 years, now with new images and additional material

Stained glass, symbolism, decadence, Celtic mysticism, National Romanticism, Art Nouveau, and the Ballets Russes—these kinds of elements claim a place in the definition of the art of Harry Clarke (1887-1931), the Dublin artist now recognized across the world as a odd genius of his age. As an Irish Symbolist, his work is analogous with that of his friends W.B. Yeats and George Russell (AE), in addition to the early James Joyce. AE rightly prophesized the fascination his work would hold for future generations of collectors. Whether in stained glass or in book illustration, his all too rare work has, during the last two decades, grow to be an increasing number of sought after. This book provides a chronological and contextual framework of study for his ceaseless and varied output—in Dublin, London, the Aran Islands, Glasgow, Paris, and in spite of everything The usa. In Clarke, a fundamentally Arts and Crafts ideology is fused with a Celtic Revivalist spirit seeking expression in a modern idiom right through a key period in Ireland’s history.


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