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Publisher Note

American artist, Helen Hooker O’Malley's (1905-1993) most important source of inspiration for over half a century was Ireland. Her decades-long love affair with the landscape, history and people of Ireland was ignited by her tumultuous relationship with revolutionary and author, Ernie O’Malley.* Having met Ernie in the US in 1933, Helen braved family opposition to elope and marry him in London, 1935. The couple established homes in Dublin and Mayo and had three children together. Despite divorcing Ernie in 1952, Helen’s love of Ireland endured undiminished.

The book presents her explorations made during expeditions with Ernie into the Irish landscape, her observations of Irish rural life particularly in County Mayo, and her portraits of artists and friends, and includes a record of her travels in Russia and East Asia. The photographs within include iconic Irish landmarks, such as Croagh Patrick, portraits of Helen’s artistic circle, including Paddy Moloney and Mary Lavin, in addition to spontaneous images of everyday life in 1970’s Ireland.

Catalogue of the exhibition at Gallery of Photography Ireland / National Photographic Archive

* Ernest Bernard Malley (Irish: Earnán Ó Maille; 1897 – 1957) was an IRA officer during the Irish War of Independence. Subsequently, he became assistant chief of staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War.

Exhibition Catalogue

A Modern Eye

— Helen Hooker O’Malley’s Ireland

Helen Hooker O’Malley

Publisher
Release Place Dublin, Ireland
Edition 1st edition
Release Date 2019
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Identifiers
ISBN-13: 9781907918056
Work  
Topics Ireland, Rural Life
Language English
Format Softcover
Dimensions 21.0 × 25.4 cm
Pages 144