ART APPRECIATION
Hugh Lane: Founder of a Gallery of Modern Art for Ireland
SPRING AN243
Tuesday
Jessica O’Donnell, Curator of Education & Research, and Hugh Lane staff
This lecture series will celebrate Hugh Lane’s pioneering achievement in founding a gallery of Modern art in Dublin. The Cork-born, London-based art dealer was among the first to collect French Impressionist paintings. His ambition to establish a gallery of modern art was realised in1908 with a superb collection of Irish, British and Continental works amassed by Hugh Lane and his supporters. The story of the foundation of the gallery, the struggle to establish a permanent home for the collection and the ensuing turbulent controversy surrounding Lane’s bequest will be covered as will reference to most recent acquisitions and the contemporary exhibitions programme. Each class is a mix of lecture, tour/behind the scenes and tutorial.
| DUBLIN CITY GALLERY THE HUGH LANE | ||
| 8 Tuesdays | Jan 29, Feb 5,12,19,26, Mar 5,12,19 | 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| FEE €155 | Print Open Learning Application Form 2012.13 or ring (01) 716-7123 for Laser/credit card payment | |
Tutor Details:
Jessica O’Donnell, Curator of Education & Research, and Hugh Lane staff
Reading List:
The following is a selection of recommended texts for those interested in reading further around the course content. We advise that you do not buy books in advance of the course as your tutor will discuss the list and suggest the most relevant reading for particular interests.
The following are samples of materials referred to during the course. This list will be discussed in class.
Cappock, M., et al, (2005) Francis Bacon Studio, Merrell
Cappock, M., et al, (2006) Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane: Guide to the Collection, Merrell
Dawson, B., et al, (2008) Hugh Lane Founder of a Gallery of Modern Art for Ireland , Scala
(This book includes a detailed bibliography)
Dawson, B., et al (2009) Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty, Steidl
McDiarmuid, L.,(2005) The Irish Art of Controversy, Lilliput Press
O’Byrne, R.,(2000) Hugh Lane 1875-1915, Lilliput Press
O’Donnell, J., Sean Scully: A Major Presence in Dublin, in Museum Ireland, Vol. 17 2007, Irish
Museums Association.
The Municipal Gallery Revisited by W.B. Yeats (this poem and other poems related to the foundation of the Gallery such as September 1913 would be available in anthologies of Yeats poems)
The Hugh Lane’s website www.hughlane.ie includes details of all recent temporary exhibitions most of which were also accompanied by a catalogue.
