{"product_id":"the-history-of-glass-copy","title":"The Life and Work of Harry Clarke","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Life and Work of Harry Clarke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNicola Gordon Bowe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished by Irish Academic Press, 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN: 0 17 652452 X\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eHardback, 301 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eIllustrations in black and white with some colour plates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e19.5 x 25.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003eCondition: fair, scuffed dust cover and writing on inner cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStained glass, Symbolism, Decadence, Celtic mysticism, National Romanticism, Art Nouveau and the Ballet Russes - all these elements claim a place in the definition of Harry Clarke. Born in the late nineteenth century, this Dublin artist worked intensely at his art and is now recognised internationally as a genius of his age. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt historian Nicola Gordon Bowe offers the first substantial biography of Clarke and critical survey of his oeuvre. As such it provides a chronological and contextual framework of study for his ceaseless and varied output - in Dublin, London, the Aran Islands, Glasgow, Paris and finally America. In Clarke, a fundamentally Arts and Crafts ideology is fused with Celtic Revivalist spirit seeking expression in a modern idiom, at a fascinating period in Ireland's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a questing soul whose complex imagination and emotions were sublimated into his short working life as a prolific artist of outstanding originality. His skill and vision in glass have never been equalled in this century, and provide a bridge with the masterpieces of the medieval cathedrals; his exquisite ability to depict the gruesome and unspeakable is unparalleled. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a second-hand book. All proceeds go directly to supporting the only museum of stained glass in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo find out more please visit www.stainedglassmuseum.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SGM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57940354302326,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/5140\/9835\/files\/Life_WorkHarryClarke.jpg?v=1779964047","url":"https:\/\/the-stained-glass-museum.myshopify.com\/products\/the-history-of-glass-copy","provider":"Stained Glass Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}