Wolfe Tone
Delaney, Edward
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Alternative Title
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Date
1967Description
Detail, body from the side; Though it does exhibit some of his trademark expressionism, the statue of Wolfe Tone is less abstract than was most of his work at the time (1967). However it makes no attempt at an exact likeness; it marks a transition from memorial to public art. Wolfe Tone (1763-1798) was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicanism. The stone wall divides the Tone statue from the Famine Memorial. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 6/6/2012)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)Subject
portrait, rulers and leaders, Irish Republican Movement, Tone, Theobald Wolfe, 1763-1798, Twentieth century, Expressionist
Rights
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