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Contemporary Irish Art Society
The Contemporary Irish Art Society (CIAS) is an Irish society founded in 1962 to support the visual arts in Ireland. It purchases art works directly to donate to public galleries, as well as advising other bodies on works by living Irish artists. It also collects photographs. History The society's founders include Sir Basil Goulding, who served as the first chair, Cecil King, Gordon Lambert, Michael Scott and others. The first work purchased was ''Large Solar Device'' by Patrick Scott in 1963. During the 1960s and early 1970s it supported the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, which received around forty works of art, including works by Gerard Dillon, Gerda Frömel, James Scanlon, William Scott and Camille Souter. Rosemarie Mulcahy calls Scanlon's ''Study no. 2 for Miró'', a stained glass donated by the society, "one of the delights" of the Hugh Lane collection. Since 1974, the society has donated works to the Butler Gallery, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Kilkenny Castle, Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Goulding
Sir William Basil Goulding, 3rd Baronet (4 November 1909 – 16 January 1982) was an Irish art collector, cricketer, squash player, industrialist, prominent businessman and amateur architect. Personal life He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Winchester College, and later at Christ Church, Oxford. He had ambitions of architecture, but instead inherited the family business W & HM Goulding Ltd . He succeeded his father as Chairperson in 1935.https://www.dib.ie/biography/goulding-sir-william-basil-a9300 In this role, Goulding proved an adept businessman and also sat on the boards of many companies. Goulding was an important art collector of contemporary art in Ireland and was renowned for his extensive collection which was dispersed posthumously. He championed up and coming artists, and held several well known names in his collection. Additionally, he created some important corporate commission opportunities for emerging contemporary artists. In 1939 he married Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Souter
Camille Souter (born Betty Pamela Holmes; 22 October 1929 – 3 March 2023) was a British-born Irish abstract and landscape artist. She lived and worked on Achill Island and was a Saoi of Aosdána. Early life Souter was born Betty Pamela Holmes in Northampton, England, on 22 October 1929, but she was raised in Ireland. Souter received a general education at Glengara Park School in Dun Laoghaire. She originally trained as a nurse at Guy's Hospital in London. Souter began painting, after attending art classes as part of occupational therapy whilst she recovered from tuberculosis on the Isle of Wight. Although largely self-taught, Souter took up sculpture in 1950 as her convalescence continued in Dublin. She was trained there by Yann Renard-Goulet. Souter returned to London and completed her nursing studies in 1952, before abandoning the profession in favour of painting. In 1953 she began to explore the medium of paint after visiting Italy. Early patrons of her work included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clubs And Societies In The Republic Of Ireland
Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises * Club (cigarette), a Scottish brand of cigarettes * Club (German cigarette), a German brand of cigarettes * Club Med, a holiday company Food * Club (soft drink) * Club Crackers * Club sandwich * Club (biscuit), a brand of biscuits manufactured by Jacob's (Ireland) and McVitie's (UK) Objects * Club (weapon), a blunt weapon * Golf club * Indian club, an exercise device * Juggling club * Throwing club, an item of sport equipment used in the club throw * Throwing club, an alternative name for a throwing stick Organizations * Club (organization), a type of association * Book discussion club A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss books they have read. It is often simply called a book club, a term that may cause c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |