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When she died in 1955, the Belfast-born Wilhelmina Geddes was described as 'the greatest stained glass artist of our time' whose monumental directness of treatment (whatever the scale) constituted 'a revival of the mediaeval genius.' Yet, a full appreciation of her powerful figurative art was limited to a relative few. Her work can still be viewed in a variety of locations across Ireland, from Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery and St. Anne's Church to buildings in Fermanagh, Belfast, Loughrea, and Larne, as well as internationally in Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, and England. Although critics praised the deeply spiritual and uncompromising skill of her craftsmanship - 'Nowhere in modern glass is there a more striking example of a courageous adventure in the medium' (her 1919 Duke of Connaught War Memorial in Ottawa), her 'power of simplifying without loss of meaning' (her great Wallsend Crucifixion window of 1922), and 'the fine sensibility and deep intelligence' of her majestic 64-light Te Deum rose window to the king of the Belgians (1934-388) - her often out-of-the-way windows need to be seen in situ. Battling with ill health, like her better-known pupil and contemporary, Evie Hone, Wilhelmina Geddes became a major figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts movement and 20th-century British stained glass revival, a medieval-modernist of rare intellect, skill, and aesthetic integrity. This profusely illustrated contextual study of her life and work draws on hitherto unpublished primary sources to represent her unique artistic achievement during the turbulence of two world wars. *** "...a work of great beauty and tremendous impact." --Times Literary Supplement *** "An extraordinarily rich, evocative and psychologically penetrating study of a powerful artist and the times she lived through. Nicola Gordon Bowe has restored Wilhelmina Geddes to a central place in the Arts and Crafts movement, and drawn a vivid portrait of the difficult life and personality of an original and uncompromising talent ..." --R.F. Foster, Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford [Subject: Biography, Art History, Irish Studies]
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xxii, 484 pages. Illustrated. 270x200mm. Original publisher's cloth, spine lettered gilt, with original pictorial unclipped dust jacket. *"Wilhelmina Geddes (1887-1955) was a vital figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts movement and the 20th-century British stained glass revival - a medieval-modernist painter of rare intellect, skill and aesthetic integrity. On her death she was described as 'the greatest stained glass artist of our time' but since then she has been largely forgotten. This magisterial account aims to bring Geddes, her world and her work to the wider audience that she deserves. As she moved from Belfast (where she attended art school), to Dublin (where she studied under William Orpen and worked with Sarah Purser at An Túr Gloine) to London (where she lived and worked throughout the Second World War and its aftermath), Geddes continued to produce stained glass and other works of unique power and originality. Concentrating on the remarkable stained glass for which she is best known but also including other media such as printmaking and textiles, this study draws on hitherto-unpublished primary sources and images to fully celebrate Geddes' remarkable artistic achievement."* A fine copy without any damage, library stamps, inscriptions or other markings. Images available on request. ***WEIGHT OVER 2.1 KG. EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGE WILL BE REQUESTED FOR DELIVERIES OUTSIDE OF IRELAND ***. Seller Inventory # 004855
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