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A profile of the sculptor Oliver Sheppard by John Crampton Walker published in ‘Irish Life’ (19 January 1917). The article includes an image of Sheppard’s ‘The Death of Cuchulainn’ (1911-2).

A letter from Seamus Murphy, Dillon’s Cross, Cork, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. enclosing a photographic print of his bust of Thomas Davis. The memorial bust was unveiled by Éamon de Valera in Mallow the previous week. He also refers to his work titled ‘The Virgin of the Twilight’.

An information flier on the Mainie Jellet travelling scholarship fund established to perpetuate the memory of her ‘inspiring work as a teacher and friend of the younger generation of Irish artists’.

A clipping of article by Seán (John) Keating on artistic events in 1948. The article was published in the ‘Irish Review and Annual / A supplement to the “Irish Times”’ (December 1948).

A letter from Máirín Allen, 183 Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. on a proposal for her to write an article on the fine arts in Belfast.

A clipping of a profile of the artist Harry Kernoff. The article was published in ‘Irish Tatler & Sketch' (November 1948).

A clipping of a report on a meeting of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland at which the country’s right to the paintings in the Hugh Lane Bequest was asserted. The article was published in the ‘Irish Independent’ (31 March 1949).

A clipping of an article referring to the commission given to Evie Hone to design a stained-glass window in the College Chapel in Eton. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (6 December 1949).

A Christmas greeting card from Clare Sheridan to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The card includes a photographic print of Sheridan working on a sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. The caption reads ‘Oak tree from Battle Abbey, Sussex, carved in Galway by Clare Sheridan / 1949’.

A photographic print of (from left) Angela Christina MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim, Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap., Gladys Maccabe and Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. The photograph was taken at the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Gladys Maccabe and her husband Max Maccabe at the Dawson Gallery in Dublin.