Welcome to THE 1916 TRAIL, Crawford Art Gallery’s year-long commemoration of the Irish Revolutionary Period (1912-23).
In this centenary year, THE 1916 TRAIL takes visitors on a journey through the lives and events of the decade surrounding the Easter Rising (1916) which ultimately led to an independent Ireland. The Irish Revolutionary Period commenced with the Home Rule Crisis (1912-14) and Dublin Lock-out (1913-14) industrial dispute and, following the Proclamation of the Irish Republic (1916), continued with the Irish War of Independence (1919-21), the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921), and formation of the Irish Free State (1922), and concluded with the Irish Civil War (1922-23).
Drawing on works of painting, print, photography, and sculpture from the Crawford collection, THE 1916 TRAIL illustrates the move towards Irish independence from the
In this centenary year, THE 1916 TRAIL takes visitors on a journey through the lives and events of the decade surrounding the Easter Rising (1916) which ultimately led to an independent Ireland. The Irish Revolutionary Period commenced with the Home Rule Crisis (1912-14) and Dublin Lock-out (1913-14) industrial dispute and, following the Proclamation of the Irish Republic (1916), continued with the Irish War of Independence (1919-21), the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921), and formation of the Irish Free State (1922), and concluded with the Irish Civil War (1922-23).
Drawing on works of painting, print, photography, and sculpture from the Crawford collection, THE 1916 TRAIL illustrates the move towards Irish independence from the
United Kingdom against the backdrop of the First World War and aims to both illuminate the social and political complexity of the Irish Revolutionary Period and to stimulate reflection and debate a century on.
We invite you to follow THE 1916 TRAIL both in the gallery and online throughout 2016. While the full selection of works and commentary will feature in the online exhibition, the gallery will continue to rotate exhibited works all through the year, offering changing resonances and an evolving experience for visitors.
So why not learn more about the events and people of the Irish Revolutionary Period – and have some fun along the way – and finding works labelled with THE 1916 TRAIL logo.
Enjoy and let us know what you think!
We invite you to follow THE 1916 TRAIL both in the gallery and online throughout 2016. While the full selection of works and commentary will feature in the online exhibition, the gallery will continue to rotate exhibited works all through the year, offering changing resonances and an evolving experience for visitors.
So why not learn more about the events and people of the Irish Revolutionary Period – and have some fun along the way – and finding works labelled with THE 1916 TRAIL logo.
Enjoy and let us know what you think!
Click on an image below to discover more about the artworks. |
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 Breda O'Donoghue-Lucci - Seán O'Hegarty |
 Breda O'Donoghue-Lucci - Tom Barry |
 Seamus Murphy - General Tom Barry |
 Oliver Sheppard - Cathal Brugha |
 Muriel Brandt - The Breadline |
 Thomas Ryan - Frank O'Connor |
 Sir John Lavery - The Widow |
 Seamus Murphy - Frank O'Connor |
 Patrick Hennessey - Elizabeth Bowen |
 Jack B. Yeats - John Redmond |
 Norah McGuinness - Frank O'Connor |
 L. Fanto - Roger Casement |
 F.E. McWilliam - Woman in a Bomb Blast |
 Sir John Lavery - Funeral of Terence McSweeney |
 Sean keating - Men of the South |
 Sean keating - On The Run |
 Louis Le Brocquy - Image of W.B. Yeats |
 Hugh Charde- Terence MacSwiney |
 John Lavery - The Blessing of the Colours |
 William Doherty - Evergreeen Memories |
 Jack B. Yeats - In Capel Street |
 William Orpen - The Revolutionary |
 William Sheehan - The Consultation |
 Robert Ballagh - Rape of the Sabines after David |