Harry Clarke's War: Illustrations for Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918 - Hardcover

Marguerite Helmers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0716533081 ISBN 13: 9780716533085

Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918 contain the names of 49,435 enlisted men who were killed in the First World War. Commissioned in 1919 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and published in 100 eight-volume sets, the Records are notable for the elaborate page decorations by celebrated Irish illustrator Harry Clarke.

Drawing from published and unpublished sources, this beautifully illustrated book tells the story of how the Irish Memorial Records were commissioned and published, and it provides a fascinating insight into the work of Harry Clarke as a war artist. The book examines the process that led to the Records being commissioned to the eventual placement of the Records within the Irish National War Memorial at Islandbridge, Dublin. With the renowned and celebrated Harry Clarke center stage in the story, the Records and their genesis are of vital importance to our understanding of how art and commemoration can come together in a powerful visual creation.

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About the Author

Marguerite Helmers is Rosebush Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where she teaches courses in rhetoric, visual culture, and British literature. She is the co-author of Defining Visual Rhetorics (2004), several edited works on visual culture and travel writing, and is series editor of the Visual Rhetoric Series at Parlor Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716533081
• ISBN 13: 9780716533085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264