Harry Clarke’s-Stained Glass

A new exhibition showcasing six of Harry Clarke’s stained-glass panels, including some of his earliest known works, opens on the 5th December. The exhibition – Harry Clarke’s-Stained Glass - will run for at least two years, when the Crawford Art Gallery is anticipated to reopen.

A special collaboration between the National Museum and Crawford Art Gallery, the exhibition brings together panels not previously displayed in the same place before.

Three of the panels have travelled to the National Museum from the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork as it closes for its ambitious redevelopment project, ‘Transforming Crawford Art Gallery’.

Harry Clarke (1889 – 1931) is one of Ireland’s most renowned stained-glass artists and illustrators. His work is celebrated internationally for its originality of design and impressive technical skill, not least in Ireland where his work is present in 16 counties, mostly in churches.

The panels on display in Harry Clarke’s-Stained Glass each reveal Clarke’s distinct vision, inviting visitors into the world of religious and fantastical imagery that defined his career. They include:

The Consecration of St. Mel, Bishop of Longford, by St. Patrick (1910)
The Meeting of St. Brendan with the Unhappy Judas (1911)
The Godhead Enthroned (1911)
The Unhappy Judas (1913)
A Meeting (1918)
Richard Mulcahy (c. 1925)