ARTISTS
The Gibson Bequest 1919鈥�2019: Selecting, Collecting and Philanthropy
In the centenary year of the Joseph Stafford Gibson Bequest, the exhibition examines the legacy of this major philanthropic which secured the establishment of the Crawford Art Gallery鈥檚 collection of Irish and European artworks in the early twentieth century.
Drawing on ideas around selecting, collecting and philanthropy the exhibition will display key works of national importance such as Sean Keating鈥檚 Men of the South and Sir John Lavery鈥檚 The Red Rose alongside less known artists including Anne St. James Patridge and Marjorie Henry.
Through new research, the exhibition reveals the decisions taken in acquiring artworks and the dilemmas considered regarding the Gibson Collection鈥檚 Salon Des Refus茅s 鈥� the works that were refused.
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In the centenary year of the Joseph Stafford Gibson Bequest, the exhibition examines the legacy of this major philanthropic which secured the establishment of the Crawford Art Gallery鈥檚 collection of Irish and European artworks in the early twentieth century.
Drawing on ideas around selecting, collecting and philanthropy the exhibition will display key works of national importance such as Sean Keating鈥檚 Men of the South and Sir John Lavery鈥檚 The Red Rose alongside less known artists including Anne St. James Patridge and Marjorie Henry.
Through new research, the exhibition reveals the decisions taken in acquiring artworks and the dilemmas considered regarding the Gibson Collection鈥檚 Salon Des Refus茅s 鈥� the works that were refused.
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