In Éimear O’Connor’s Art, Ireland, and the Irish Diaspora, the history we’re looking at is the period between 1893 and 1939, and the people doing the stuff include the well-intentioned, the misunderstood, the rather useless and the astoundingly brilliant. “It’s a cultural history, rather than an art history,” says O’Connor, whose own background as a biographer drives her interest in people. O’Connor’s skills as a biographer make Art, Ireland, and the Irish Diaspora a thoroughly grounded reference book, and an exceptionally useful future resource. Of Austrian descent, Helen Plechner married Irish emigre E Byrne Hackett, and discovered a love of Irish arts. Art, Ireland, and the Irish Diaspora by Éimear O’Connor is published by the Irish Academic Press, €35

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2020 04:52 UTC