What was Harry Clarke famous for?
What was Harry Clarke famous for?
Harry Clarke is Ireland’s best known stained glass artist. He was born on the 17th March 1889 in Dublin. His father Joshua was a Church Decorator and owned a stained glass studio on North Frederick St, just a short walk from the Hugh Lane Gallery.
Where is Harry Clarke from?
Dublin, IrelandHarry Clarke / Place of birth
Which books did Harry Clarke illustrate?
Tales of Mystery and Imagination – with Harry Clarke Illustrations.
What medium did Harry Clarke use?
GlassHarry Clarke / FormGlass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid, that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling of the molten form; some glasses such as volcanic glass are naturally occurring. Wikipedia
Is Harry Clarke Art Nouveau?
Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. His work was influenced by both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. His stained glass was particularly informed by the French Symbolist movement.
Where are Harry Clarke stained glass windows?
The Church of St. Peter & Paul’s Balbriggan is known for its beautiful collection of stained glass windows by Harry Clarke Studios.
Where is Harry Clarke buried?
Chur
| Harry Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Died | 6 January 1931 (aged 41) Chur, Grisons, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Buried in Chur; disinterred in 1946 and reburied in an unknown communal grave |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Dublin Metropolitan School of Art |
Where are Harry Clarke windows in Ireland?
List of leaded glass windows (by Harry Clarke)
| Building | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| The Hugh Lane Gallery | Dublin | Eve of St. Agnes |
| MIC, St. Patrick’s Campus, Thurles | Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland | St. Thomas |
| St Columkille | ||
| St Columbanus |
Where is the Geneva window?
Miami Beach
When The Wolfsonian opened to the public in 1995, Clarke’s Geneva window was in pride of place and has rarely been off view since. This masterpiece of the Irish Arts and Crafts movement, a quintessential portrayal of the Irish literary renaissance, has found a permanent home at The Wolfsonian–FIU in Miami Beach.
