Margaret Beker joins us for a Stained Glass Nearby Lecture titled “Stained Glass: Past, Present and Future” During this upcoming lecture, Margaret Beker will explore the history of stained glass, from its 12th century origins to its modern-day applications. She will highlight the work of Evie Hone, an Irish artist who played a crucial…
An overview of Murphy-Devitt Studios, Dublin, whose work spanned 1955-2004 in site specific abstract and figurative glass presented by Reiltín Murphy. As Murphy-Devitt Studios, Dublin, this small group of artists and craftsmen produced stained glass from 1958 to 1978. Working together more loosely outside of these dates their work spans from 1955 to 2004.…
George Walsh is one of Ireland's finest contemporary stained glass artists, represented in the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass by over a hundred windows dating from the 1960s to the present day. George's father, George Stephen Walsh, apprenticed under Harry Clarke, later moving to Northern Ireland to design for Clokey of Belfast. While there, George…
