Scholarcast 56: Revival and Visual Art – Harry Clarke's Geneva Window

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English - July 29, 2015 11:00 - 45 minutes - 1023 Bytes - ★★★★ - 2 ratings
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The episode focuses on one of the most elaborate artworks to be made in Ireland in the 1920s, Harry Clarke's Geneva Window. The work, intended for the League of Nations, illustrates extracts from the texts of fifteen Irish writers. Clarke's innovative approach to the technique of stained glass and his wide knowledge of ancient and modern art and literature made him one of the most remarkable and versatile visual artists of his generation.