An Irish Ideal: The Paintings of Constance Markievicz
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Friday October 18, 2002 16:20
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NMI Kildare Street Dublin 2
The National Museum of Ireland presents, for the first time as a collection since 1936, the watercolour paintings of Constance Markievicz.
The National Museum of Ireland presents, for the first time as a collection since 1936, the watercolour paintings of Constance Markievicz.
Painted whilst she was a Prisoner of War in Holloway Gaol, these pictures illustrate ideas of the Celtic Revival, Irish Republicanism and a rommanticized Irish way of life.
From Tuesday 5 November to Sunday 1st December 2002.
Lecture: Thursday 21 November 1.00 pm
Constance Marlievicz: Art, Politics and Mythology.
By Sandra McElroy MA, Curator National Museum of Ireland
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Countess Markievicz was born Constance Bore-Gooth and grew in late 19th century Ireland she married a Polish man. Poland is one of the candidates to join the EU.
She was a socialist revolutionary and a dudette.
She commanded one of the sites of the 1916 rising in Dublin. This was an event which is central to Irish political identity. along with 1913.
1913 a big general strike
1916 in the second year of WW1 some Irish nationalists started a rebellion.
A swimming pool was named after her.
Many Irish people today think her memory deserves more.
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