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George Russell - Æ

1867 - 1935
Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, artistic painter and Irish nationalist, who wrote with the pseudonym Æ
(Wikipedia)

Jerome Connor
1930s (1985)

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / George Russell - Æ

Description

Bronze bust. The maquette of the bust was owned by Donal Ó Murchadha, who had rescued it in the 1940s from Connor's studio after the death of the sculptor.

Inscription(s)

GEORGE
RUSSELL
1867 - 1935

Sculptor

Jerome Connor (Coumduff, Annascaul, Co. Kerry 1876 - Dublin 1943), Irish-American sculptor, lived 1888-1925 in the USA (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Art in Parks: A Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks (Dublin, 2014) (PDF on-line).
Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), p. A8.

Locatie (N 53°20'23" - W 6°15'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie016; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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