John Lavery: Passion and Politics – Lecture Series

Sunday 29 August – Thursday 18 November 2010
John Lavery: Passion and Politics – Lecture Series | Sunday 29 August – Thursday 18 November 2010 |

This vibrant lecture series will illuminate this extraordinary exhibition and will give the contributors and the public the opportunity to debate and explore issues raised by the exhibition and the accompanying catalogue.

Sundays at 1.30pm

Passion and Politics Lecture Series*

Sunday 29 August, 1.30pm

Sir John Lavery: A Family Portrait

Lecturer: Ian Chant-Sempill

Sunday 5 September, 1.30pm

Painting History

Lecturer: Tim Pat Coogan

Sunday 12 September, 1.30pm

The Tale of Two Collections: Sir John Lavery and his generous donations to the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery and The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art

Lecturers: Anne Stewart, Ulster Museum and Barbara Dawson, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

Sunday 19 September, 1.30pm

Before the WAGS: Hazel Lavery as Proto-Fashion Icon

Lecturer: Robert O’Byrne

Sunday 26 September, 1.30pm

Visual Culture in Ireland: The Revival and After

Lecturer: Luke Gibbons

Sunday 3 October, 1.30pm

Visualizing a New Ireland – artists, nationalism and independence

Lecturer: Roisin Kennedy

Sunday 10 October, 1.30pm

Sir John Lavery’s “High Treason: The Trial of Roger Casement”: the political encryption of a history painting

Lecturer: Angus Mitchell

Tuesday 12 October, 5pm

E.O. Hoppé

Lecturer: Graham Howe

Sunday 17 October, 1.30pm

Pathé and Politics

Lecturer: Kevin Rafter

Sunday 24 October, 1.30pm

John Lavery – Irish Artist Reporter

Lecturer: Kenneth McConkey

Sunday 31 October, 1.30pm

Lecture tbc, please consult www.hughlane.ie, Education and lectures for further information

*No booking necessary for the lecture series. However early arrival is recommended as places are limited.

Film Screenings

Sundays 25 July, 29 August, 26 September, 31 October @ 3.30pm

One Family, 1930 (59 mins)

Coffee Lectures

Wednesdays at 11am, 8 September – 27 October 2010

Fee €5, talk followed by tea / coffee with lecturer

To book please contact the Gallery reception on 01 2225564

8 September – Conservation Tour – Joanna Shepard, Head of Conservation

15 September – Major Compton Smith – Mícheál Kenefick

22 September – The Madonna of the Lakes – Lynn McGrane

29 September – Boudoirs and Deathbeds – Mark Leslie

6 October – The Laverys’ and the Cult of Celebrity- Sinead McCoole

13 October – National Identity – Roisin Kennedy

20 October – Southwark Cathedral, Terence McSwiney – Jessica O’Donnell

27 October – E.O. Hoppé – Logan Sisley

UCD Lecture Series

Thursday 30 September to Thursday 18 November 2010, 2pm – 4pm

Sir John and Lady Hazel Lavery and their Contemporaries

This lecture series will look at the art of the Belfast born artist, Sir John Lavery and the exhibition John Lavery: Passion and Politics currently on display at The Hugh Lane. Passion and Politics celebrates the artist, his wife Lady Lavery and their political and fashionable connections. Through slide-illustrated lectures, tours of the exhibition, which includes paintings, archive material, photographs and films, tutorials and behind the scenes visits, participants will explore this wonderful artist, his techniques and his contemporaries from all walks of life.

Fee: €140. To book please contact UCD Evening Courses on 01 7167123

Sunday 29 August – Thursday 18 November 2010
caption: E.O. Hoppé: Lady Lavery in 'The Miracle', 1916; © E.O. Hoppé Estate / Curatorial Assistance

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