The Life and Work of Harry Clarke.
Author: BOWE, Nicola Gordon.
Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1994. xxix, 301 pages. Illustrated. Hardback.
This highly-acclaimed biography of the Irish stained-glass artist, which contains a critical survey of all his work, was winner of the Irish Book Design Award 1990, the Irish Literary Supplement Book-of-the-Year, and the CINOA Art History Laureate.
‘Harry Clarke was Ireland’s greatest stained-glass artist and arguably the finest of his time in any country. On top of that, he was an illustrator of genius and wide range, particularly in black and white, whose works in this field have been collectors’ items for decades. The research which has gone into this handsomely produced book is enormous. I cannot see anybody superseding it’
Brian Fallon, Irish Times.
‘By far the most important Irish art book, this year, is Nicola Gordon Bowe’s The Life and Work of Harry Clarke. The book is a most serious contribution to the literature of Irish art’
Bruce Arnold, Irish Independent.
‘This book combines a wide knowledge with an appreciation of the applications of decorative textiles; its historical strength is matched by its visual appeal’
Margot Coatts, Crafts Magazine.
‘Nicola Gordon Bowe has undoubtedly produced the definitive study of Harry Clarke. It is written in a lively and lucid style, with profound insights into the artist’s creative personality and into the often complex technical means whereby he gave form to his ideas’
Peter Cormack, Irish Arts Review.
ISBN: 071652452X