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WATERFORD MUNICIPAL ART COLLECTION — A History and Catalogue
WATERFORD MUNICIPAL ART COLLECTION — A History and Catalogue
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by Peter Jordan
introduction by Roy Foster
ISBN 978 0948037 429 192 pages (hardback) 22.5x24.5cm 408 illus index
This is a history and catalogue raisonné of the Waterford Municipal Art Collection – a hidden gems of the Irish art world. Illustrated with over 330 artworks, it offers a fascinating view of Irish painting from the 18th century to the present day. Founded by a public-spirited group of citizens in the late 1930s, it has grown over the years into a substantial body of works. Most of the major Irish artists active during this period are represented by fine examples of their work. Appropriately, there is also a unique collection of works produced locally, depicting the ancient city of Waterford and its surroundings. This fascinating book contains a personal memoir by Roy Foster, and a comprehensive essay by Peter Jordan setting out the history of the collection within the cultural context of the period of its formation and development.
As well as 55 full-page colour plates, carefully chosen to indicate the rich mix of local, national and international works, a full-colour catalogue section documents and illustrates the full 330 works in the collection, together with biographical details of the artists.
EXTRACT
"Waterford’s art collection, which has grown with the years and led a peripatetic existence, has now come to rest in Greyfriars [Municipal Art Gallery], and this fascinating history and catalogue marks the moment. This important and growing collection, and its developing profile in the cultural life of the city, represent a vital theme in Waterford’s history, which deserves celebration and appreciation. Peter Jordan’s book authoritatively provides both."
— from the introduction by Roy Foster
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CONTENTS Preface / Acknowledgements / Foreword 7-9 PART I – A History by Peter Jordan 14-59 1 – Art for the Nation 17 PART II – COLOUR PLATES 60-119 PART III – A Catalogue 120-186 (colour-illustrated entries for 330 works) Endnotes / Artists Index + List of Illustrations / Bibliography / Index (note: there are 330 works colour-illustrated in the catalogue section) Joseph Poole Addey, River Suir at Waterford, c.1895 |
