THIS IS LOCATED AT ST STEPHEN'S GREED IN DUBLIN
THIS FAMINE MEMORIAL WAS CREATED BY EDWARD DELANEY [LOCATED IN STEPHEN'S GREEN DUBLIN]
Erected in 1967, Edward Delaney's 'Famine' memorial, located in St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, is a freestanding commemorative sculpture of significant artistic and social historical interest. This work serves as a poignant reminder of the Great Famine of 1843-53, a period during which over a million Irish people perished and millions more emigrated.
Delaney, a prominent figure in Irish sculpture during the latter half of the 20th century, is renowned for his modern expressionist works, of which this memorial and its companion piece, the Wolfe Tone Memorial, are prime examples. The 'Famine' sculpture comprises four lost-wax bronze castings, each a minimalist and skeletal figure, affixed via steel rods to a rectangular, six-slab granite platform with rock-faced sides. The southernmost figure, standing and leaning on a stick with head downcast, extends a ladle to the mouth of a seated figure. A tall, third figure faces north with head thrown back and arms outstretched, while a dog lies at its feet.
The striking and haunting presence of these bronze figures effectively evokes the historical watershed of the Famine and its associated motifs. A bronze plaque, located to the northwest of the platform, simply reads 'Famine by Edward Delaney R.H.A.' The memorial faces southwest into St. Stephen's Green, set against a backdrop of the roughly hewn granite screen of the Wolfe Tone Memorial, with composite concrete-paved hard standings. This sculpture stands as a worthy and important addition to the distinguished collection of monuments within St. Stephen's Green, and is an excellent example of the lost-wax method of bronze casting.
Erected in 1967, Edward Delaney's 'Famine' memorial, located in St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, is a freestanding commemorative sculpture of significant artistic and social historical interest. This work serves as a poignant reminder of the Great Famine of 1843-53, a period during which over a million Irish people perished and millions more emigrated.
Delaney, a prominent figure in Irish sculpture during the latter half of the 20th century, is renowned for his modern expressionist works, of which this memorial and its companion piece, the Wolfe Tone Memorial, are prime examples. The 'Famine' sculpture comprises four lost-wax bronze castings, each a minimalist and skeletal figure, affixed via steel rods to a rectangular, six-slab granite platform with rock-faced sides. The southernmost figure, standing and leaning on a stick with head downcast, extends a ladle to the mouth of a seated figure. A tall, third figure faces north with head thrown back and arms outstretched, while a dog lies at its feet.
The striking and haunting presence of these bronze figures effectively evokes the historical watershed of the Famine and its associated motifs. A bronze plaque, located to the northwest of the platform, simply reads 'Famine by Edward Delaney R.H.A.' The memorial faces southwest into St. Stephen's Green, set against a backdrop of the roughly hewn granite screen of the Wolfe Tone Memorial, with composite concrete-paved hard standings. This sculpture stands as a worthy and important addition to the distinguished collection of monuments within St. Stephen's Green, and is an excellent example of the lost-wax method of bronze casting.
THIS IS LOCATED AT ST STEPHEN'S GREED IN DUBLIN