Harry Clarke

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Harry Clarke was an influential Irish stained-glass artist and illustrator whose intricate, symbolist works made him a leading figure in the Celtic Revival movement.

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instanceOf Irish artist
illustrator
person
stained-glass artist
activeYearsEnd 1931
activeYearsStart 1910
artForm book illustration
stained glass
associatedWith Celtic Revival movement
linked to: Celtic Revival

Irish Literary Revival milieu
birthName Henry Patrick Clarke
burialPlace Chur, Switzerland
linked to: Chur
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
commissionedBy Irish Free State government
commissionedWork The Geneva Window for the League of Nations building
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1889-03-17
dateOfDeath 1931-01-06
educatedAt Dublin Metropolitan School of Art
founded Harry Clarke Stained Glass Studios
influencedBy Art Nouveau
Aubrey Beardsley
Symbolist art
knownFor dark, fantastical book illustrations
highly detailed stained-glass windows
movement Celtic Revival
Symbolism
name Harry Clarke
nationality Irish
notableWork Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Illustrations for Goethe’s Faust
Illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Stained-glass windows for the Honan Chapel, Cork
The Eve of St. Agnes (stained-glass window)
The Geneva Window
occupation book illustrator
stained-glass designer
parent Brigid Clarke
Joshua Clarke
placeOfBirth Dublin, Ireland
linked to: Dublin
placeOfDeath Chur, Switzerland
linked to: Chur
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Walter Clarke
spouse Margaret Clarke
spouseOccupation artist
style intricate detail
rich color and ornamentation
symbolist imagery

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