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- Dates:
- 1844-2014 — 1844
- Type/Formats:
- Collection — StillImage — Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- University College, Dublin — Ferguson, Ruth, 1963- — Murphy, Paula — Campbell, Myles, PhD. — Lowney, Claire [ … ]
- Abstract:
- This collection documents sculptures that comprise part of the University College Dublin art collection. Many of these sculptures have featured in the UCD Sculpture Trail. The UCD Sculpture Trail comprises public works of art that are an integral part of the urban fabric of the university, enriching... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Gillespie, Rowan, 1953-
- Abstract:
- Rowan Gillespie (b.1953, Dublin) is one of Ireland's most prolific and successful sculptures. He has completed numerous commissions in Ireland and across the world. His Famine figures on the Liffey Quays are well known to Dubliners. Gillespie studied in the UK and Norway. 'Judgement' is based on a... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Ceannt, Eamonn, 1953-
- Abstract:
- Eamonn Ceannt (b.1953, Dublin) is a graduate and former Vice President of UCD. His work is notable for its tactile qualities and sinuous forms. Ceannt has travelled extensively over the years including north Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent and lived for a number of years in... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Walker, Corban
- Abstract:
- Walker has been making work in glass in recent years. This sculpture is part of his translucent series of grid works, which take the form of stacked alternating layers of different types of glass.
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Quinn, Bob, 1948-
- Abstract:
- Quinn (b.1948, Britain) had a successful career as a graphic designer. Since 2002 he is a full time figurative sculptor working mainly in bronze.
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Niizuma, Minoru, 1930-1998
- Abstract:
- Niizuma (b.1930, Tokyo) was educated in Japan and America. The sculptor was invited to Ireland for Meitheal '78, where he carried out this work. The artist was captivated by the inherent beauty in Irish stone and wished to uncover its hidden qualities. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Fallon, Conor, 1939-2007
- Abstract:
- Fallon drew inspiration from nature and particularly wild life. The Chanticleer or cockerel is mentioned in Chaucer's CanterburyTales as the finest of its breed and the inherent pride of the bird is reflected in Fallon's use of material. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Ellis, Jason, 1965-
- Abstract:
- Ellis (b.1965, Cornwall, England) studied sculpture in England and trained as a conservator. He moved to Ireland in 1994 and set up a successful conservation practice. Since 2007 he has devoted himself full-time to making sculpture. The work, over 7 metres high, was commissioned for the Roebuck... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Brennan, Colm
- Abstract:
- Brennan (b.1943, Mayo) was a founding member of the Sculptors' Society of Ireland and is a director of CAST Bronze Foundry, Dublin. The first version of this work was made at a Steel Symposium in 1983 held at the Arklow shipbuilding yard. The massive series of interlocating discs were originally... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Fallon, Conor, 1939-2007
- Abstract:
- Fallon (b.1939, Wexford–d.2007) was one of the country's best known sculptors of animals. In his work the influence of synthetic cubism is evident, as is Fallon's interest in the ancient art of the classical world. Like Moelwyn Merchant, whose work is also in the collection, he was friendly with... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Merchant, W. Moelwyn (William Moelwyn), 1913-1997
- Abstract:
- Moelwyn Merchant (b.1913 Wales–d.1997) was a poet and academic, who served also as an Anglican priest. He turned to sculpture late in his life. His abstract forms were influenced by the work of his friend, the English sculptor Barbara Hepworth. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Walker, Corban
- Abstract:
- Walker (b.1967, Dublin) studied sculpture in NCAD and now divides his time between New York and Dublin. In this early work Walker addresses issues of scale and dimension which are rooted in his height of 129cm. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — De Chenu, Daniel, 1961-
- Abstract:
- DeChenu (b.1961, Dublin) started his career as a documentary photographer but his current practise encompasses video, photography, sound, text and sculpture. Donated by Professor Micheal MacCormac and his wife in 2003, the sculpture concerns itself with learning and the acquisition of knowledge in... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Glendon, Thomas, 1947-
- Abstract:
- Glendon (b.1947, Ireland) trained in his father's stone yard in south county Dublin and later trained with Michael Biggs. This work was the result of a Stone Symposium in the Dublin mountains in 1984. Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, was sacrificed to enable the Greek fleet to sail for the... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Greene, Catherine, 1960-
- Abstract:
- Catherine Greene (b.1960) graduated in sculpture from NCAD in 1984. She is an established figurative sculpture working in bronze and latterly mixed media and lives and works in county Kildare. 'Portal' was specially commissioned for the UCD Sutherland School of Law and marks the transition from the... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1987-1990 — 1987
- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Zennaro, Giorgio, 1926-
- Abstract:
- Zennaro (b.1926, Venice) is a leading Italian exponent of the Concrete Art movement. Concrete Art is a form of abstraction that dismisses any analogies to nature or the natural world. This work was donated by the late Italian Ambassador to Ireland Dr. Francesco Carlo Gentile. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Joynt, Maud, -1940 — Hoban, Vincent
- Abstract:
- Joynt (b.1966, Kerry) was commissioned by leading horse-trainer Dermot Weld to make this sculpture for the new Veterinary Medicine building. The quote beside the piece 'Omne vivum ex ovo' means all things come from the egg. Sperm like shapes cover the surface of the egg and include depictions of... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Warren, Michael, 1950-
- Abstract:
- Warren (b.1950, Gorey) is an abstract sculptor who often works with an architectural setting. Presented by architects Burke Kennedy Doyle and Partners in 1991 and positioned beside a metal bridge, this sculpture concerns itself with gravity and bears a resemblance to his work at Wood Quay in Dublin. […] [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — O'Sullivan, Patrick, 1940-2015
- Abstract:
- The piece was produced during Meitheal '78, a sculpture symposium held in the Dublin mountains in 1978. Paddy O'Sullivan (b.1940, London) studied art in Britain and moved to Ireland in 1970. The form of this work refers to an ancient Irish quern stone or mill and is familiarly known to generations... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Mulholland, Carolyn, 1944- — O'Neill, Philip (Stonemason)
- Abstract:
- Mulholland is a member of the RHA and Aosdana and her work is in both public and private collections. Conceived and designed by Carolyn Mulholland 'Narcissus' was carved by Philip O'Neill.
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Blackwell, Craig (Sculptor)
- Abstract:
- Blackwell was born in Scotland and lives and works in county Meath. He is currently completing a MA in sculpture in NCAD. 'Life-Force' is a fusion of cutting edge industrial techniques used by the aviation and maritime industries with an aesthetic sensibility and sensitive affinity to its immediate... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Gillespie, Rowan, 1953-
- Abstract:
- Gillespie (b.1953, Dublin) trained as a sculptor in Britain before establishing his workshop and foundry in Dublin in 1977. This is one in his series of attenuated androgynous figures that can be found in locations both in and outside the city. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Delaney, Edward
- Abstract:
- Originally commissioned as part of the Clanwilliam Court Development in Dublin this architectonic sculpture was donated to UCD by Mr David Arnold in 2008. Delaney (b. 1930, Mayo) studied in Rome and Munich and is best known for his expressive figurative public work. The sculpture had previously been... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1974-1976 — 1974
- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Burke, John, 1946-2006
- Abstract:
- Burke (b.1946,Tipperary–d.2006 ) studied in Cork before moving to London where he was introduced to painted steel sculpture. One of the early abstract sculptors in Ireland, his work was influenced by the British sculptor Anthony Caro and the American Alexander Calder. His coloured sculptures... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1984-1986 — 1984
- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Warren, Michael, 1950-
- Abstract:
- Warren originally made this work for Castletown Cox, Co. Kilkenny based on a smaller version exhibited in ROSC '84 and now in the Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane. The work reveals his interest in balance and shows marked evidence of the way in which the sculptor allows the material to age... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Folan, Andrew, 1956-
- Abstract:
- Folan (b.1956, Donegal) is a leading printmaker. He studied in Dublin and London and is a director of the Black Church Print Studio, Dublin. In this delicate piece he has used his printing expertise to make a three dimensional work. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Drew, Ken
- Abstract:
- Ken Drew lives and works in Blackrock, Dublin and is active both as a teacher and artist. He works in a variety of materials including wood, aluminium, copper, bronze and composites from small studio pieces to larger outdoor forms. 'Growth Spiral' draws its inspiration from plant growth patterns and... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — O'Doherty, Brian
- Abstract:
- O'Doherty (b. 1935, Roscommon, also known as Patrick Ireland) is a conceptual artist and art critic of international repute. He studied medicine in UCD and science at Harvard, while also making art works. He is based in New York since 1960. Since the 1960s O'Doherty has produced a series of works... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Hogan, John, 1800-1858
- Abstract:
- Hogan (b. Waterford 1800–d.1858) was a leading Irish sculptor working in Rome from 1824–1849. Lord Cloncurry a prominent patron of the arts in Ireland commissioned 'Hibernia with the Bust of Lord Cloncurry' from the artist in spring 1841. The work finally arrived in Ireland in 1846 and was... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — O'Dwyer, Kevin J., 1953-
- Abstract:
- O'Dwyer (b.1953, New York) has been based in Ireland since 1987 and is director of Sculpture in the Parklands in Co. Offaly. This sculpture was commissioned in connection with WAC 6. Inspired by incised chevron motifs found in the megalithic tomb at Fourknocks, Co. Meath, the sculptor has... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Campbell, Paddy, 1942-
- Abstract:
- Paddy Campbell (b. 1942, Dublin) studied sculpture in the Academy, Florence after a long and successful business career. Though still based in Dublin, Campbell works primarily out of his studio near Santa Croce, Florence. He has undertaking many commissions both in Ireland and Italy. His work is... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Mulholland, Carolyn, 1944-
- Abstract:
- Mulholland's (b.1944, Lurgan) work is rooted in the natural world. She studied in the Belfast College of Art and is a member of Aosdána. Sited by the artist in this location, the intentional absence of a traditional plinth is particularly successful. The work was donated by the former UCD President... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — McCaul, Joe, 1954-
- Abstract:
- McCaul, who studied in NCAD, was head designer at the Royal Tara China and this bust formed the model for commemorative china busts produced by the company to celebrate the centenary of Joyces' birth. James Joyce is one of the most illustrious graduates of UCD, studying here from 1898 to 1902. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — McIntyre, Louise (Artist)
- Abstract:
- A graduate in Interior Architecture from Griffith College, McIntyre has been involved across a spectrum of Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design and Art Installation projects. She is also an established painter. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Ryan, Mark, 1962-
- Abstract:
- Ryan, born in 1962 studied in NCAD and has been a full-time artist for the last 10 years. He lives and works in Dublin and Carlow and is represented in most Irish public collections. Ryan works in different media including bronze and wood and describes his work as having "calligraphic qualities,... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — O'Connell, Eilís, 1953-
- Abstract:
- Eilis O'Connell was born in Derry in 1953 and studied in the Crawford School of Art, Cork and the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. She has represented Ireland in the Paris Biennale in 1982, the Sao Paolo Biennale in 1985 and has exhibited in the Venice Biennale. 'Chroma' from the Greek word for... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Mulholland, Carolyn, 1944-
- Abstract:
- 'Tremor' comes from thoughts of chaos theory and the effects of things falling apart. This work was originally conceived for the annual RHA exhibition in 2011 and its current manifestation was specially made for this location. [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Stuart, Imogen, 1927-
- Abstract:
- Stuart (b.1927, Berlin) originally created Pangur Bán for the Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre. Stuart, who has lived and worked in Ireland since 1951, fuses inspiration from her Bavarian background with her appreciation of Ireland's early Christian heritage in her work. The sculpture is based on a... [ … ]
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- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Pitko, Jill, 1973-
- Abstract:
- Pitko, born in 1973, studied engineering and sculpture in Cornell University, NY. She now lives and works in Dublin. Pitko works primarily in bronze and her work is based on the human figure. 'Joie de Vivre' is characterised by its use of cubist elements and the strong use of vivid eye-popping... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 2000-2012 — 2000
- Type/Format:
- Art original
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Hoban, Vincent — Daly, Jarlath, 1956-
- Abstract:
- Born in 1956 in Tipperary, Jarlath Daly is a graduate of the Limerick School of Art and Design. Daly works mainly in bronze. Sport is evident in the majority of his work many sporting organisations rely on Daly to provide bronze awards. 'Birds in flight' is one a series of works depicting this... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1874-1898 — 1874
- Type/Formats:
- Collection — Map
- Publisher:
- Alexander Thom
- Contributors:
- Ordnance Survey of Ireland — Alexander Thom
- Abstract:
- Nine Thom’s maps of the city and environs of Dublin from the collection of the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy (GPEP). Printed by the Ordnance Survey for the Dublin publisher Alexander Thom from the six-inch map sheets 18 and 22, and dating from the late 19th century. The... [ … ]
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- Type/Formats:
- Dataset — Photographs — Collection — StillImage
- Contributors:
- Clarke, Julie — Laefer, Debra L. — UCD School of Architecture, Landscape, and Civil Engineering — University College, Dublin. Library — Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) [ … ]
- Abstract:
- Photographic data regarding 444 builings in Dublin, Ireland, comprising primarily multi-layer images in Adobe PhotoShop (PSD) format. The majority of images consist of one or more photographic images that have been manpulated to create a single ortorectified image of a structure; a structure may be... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1993-1995 — 2013
- Type/Formats:
- Dataset — Collection — Text
- Contributors:
- UCD School of Architecture, Landscape, and Civil Engineering — University College, Dublin. Library — Heritage Council (Ireland) — University College, Dublin. Urban Institute Ireland — Morrish, Seán William [ … ]
- Abstract:
- Information for 93 streets Dublin (Ireland) in various formats: tabuluar format (represented in CSV format); the original FileMaker Pro (version 7) data file (compressed), a FileMaker Pro (version 12) data file (compressed); an XML representation extracted from FileMakerPro, version 7). [ … ]
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- Creator:
- Nagle, Nano, 1718-1784
- Dates:
- 1769-07-17-1783-01-31 — 1769-07-17
- Type/Formats:
- Collection — Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Raftery, Deirdre — Gunning, David (Archivist)
- Abstract:
- A collection of the surviving letters of Honora (Nano) Nagle (1718-1784), foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM). Nano Nagle brought the Ursuline congregation to Ireland, before founding the Presentations. This collection represents a digital reunification of... [ … ]
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- Creator:
- Ailsa Holland
- Dates:
- 1916-1932 — 1916
- Type/Formats:
- Collection — StillImage — Photographs
- Contributors:
- University College, Dublin. Archives Department — FitzGerald, Desmond, 1888-1947
- Abstract:
- This collection of photographic prints forms part of the papers of Desmond FitzGerald (P80). The majority of theses photographs arise out of the Civil War but other smaller series relate to the aftermath of the Easter Rising and to the War of Independence. There are also other series of army... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1937-1938 — 1937 — 2014-2016 — 2014
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Folktale
- Contributors:
- Pagnam, M. — Campbell, James — Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht — University College Dublin — National Folklore Foundation--Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [ … ]
- Abstract:
- Story collected by a student at Drom Bhaoghalláin school (Ardcarn, Co. Roscommon) from informant James Campbell.
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- Dates:
- 1937-1938 — 1937 — 2014-2016 — 2014
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Folktale
- Contributors:
- Bergin, F. — Cummins, Peggie — Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht — University College Dublin — National Folklore Foundation--Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [ … ]
- Abstract:
- Story collected by Peggie Cummins, a student at Baile na Cille, Roscrea school (Ballynakill, Co. Tipperary) (no informant identified).
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — StillImage — Notes
- Media type:
- image/tiff
- Contributors:
- Henry, Françoise, 1902-1982 — Gustavus A Eisen
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- Dates:
- 2014-2016 — 2014
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Folktale
- Contributors:
- Murchadha, Mícheál P. Ó — Hickey, Mr Bartholomew — Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht — University College Dublin — National Folklore Foundation--Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [ … ]
- Abstract:
- Story collected by Mícheál P. Ó Murchadha, a student at Leachtbhruadair (Loughfooder) school (Lackbrooder, Co. Kerry) from informant Mr Bartholomew Hickey.
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- Dates:
- 1937-1938 — 1937 — 2014-2016 — 2014
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Folktale
- Contributors:
- Barron, T.J. — Barron, Thomas J. — Russell, Reverend David — Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht — University College Dublin [ … ]
- Abstract:
- Story collected by Thomas J. Barron, a student at Knockbride (2) school (Knockbride, Co. Cavan) from informant Reverend David Russell.
