Marguerite Helmers

Interesting look at the War Memorial Records' art as produced by Harry Clarke and not reproduced in electronic form when it was digitised, sadly. I am a Harry Clarke fan and this was an interesting look at his sources and the controversy and problems associated with the War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge (well worth a visit if you're ever in Dublin) a space neglected for years but now reclaimed as part of our problematic early 20th century history. I had never known that some of his art burnt with the Rising.

It's an interesting history and an interesting story, the almost Aubrey Beardsley style that is Harry Clarke's hallmark is to be seen, the echoes of celticism and the strange juxtaposition of art and horrors of war lie side by side in this. I have seen pages from this before and this is a poignant reminder that there were those that died in World War I having joined for a variety of reasons.… (meer)