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Dorothy Blackham
Dorothy Blackham (1 March 1896 – 4 September 1975) was an Irish illustrator, artist, and teacher. Early life and education Dorothy Isabel Blackham was born at 4 Beechwood Rd, Rathmines, Dublin, on 1 March 1896. Her parents were Charles H. Blackham, chief cashier at Dublin Heuston railway station, Kingsbridge railway station, and Jane Ruthven Blackham (née Lowry). Through her father's side, Blackham was related to the Wharton family of artists, with her maternal grandfather having been Thomas Kennedy Lowry, an antiquarian and crown prosecutor. Her artistic training began in the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), where she studied under Dermod O'Brien. During this time Blackham developed an interest in poster design. She went on the attend the National College of Art and Design, Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths College in London. Artistic career Blackham was a prolific artist, exhibiting and contributing throughout Ireland. From 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathmines
Rathmines (; ) is an inner suburb on the Southside (Dublin), Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal of Ireland, Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east, and Harold's Cross to the west. It is situated in the city's List of Dublin postal districts, D06 postal district. Rathmines is a commercial and social hub and was well known across Ireland as "Flatland"—an area where subdivided large Georgian and Victorian houses provided rented accommodation to newly arrived junior civil servants and third-level students from outside the city from the 1930s. However, in more recent times, Rathmines has diversified its housing stock and many historic houses formerly divided into often tiny flats and bedsits have in a process of gentrifying been re-amalgamated into single-family homes. Rathmines gained a reputation as a "Dublin Belgravia" in the 19th Century. Name Rathmines is an Anglici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
