An Exhibition of original Cuala Press material from the dlr libraries archives, along with a selection of contemporary textile works by members of the Irish Guild of Embroiderers, will be opened by An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Cllr Denis O’Callaghan, at 17.30, July 4th, in dlr Dundrum Public Library.
The exhibition will be open to the public between the 5th – 22 July, 2023, during library opening hours.
The sixteen pieces collected from the dlr Libraries archives, featuring works by Dorothy Blackham, Beatrice Campbell, Harry Kernoff, Elizabeth Rivers and Jack B Yeats, have been curated by Dr Billy Shortall, Cuala Press Project, Schooner Foundation, TCD.
Pictured at the opening of the exhibition, left to right: Eunan McKinney, Project Director, Yeats Sisters Commemoration Project; Deirdre Black, DLR Heritage Officer; Cllr Denis O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Caitriona Yeats and Dr Billy Shortall, TCD, Cuala Press Project.
This event is made possible with the collaborative partnership of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Heritage & Libraries; the Cuala Press Project, Schooner Foundation, Trinity College Dublin, and the Irish Guild of Embroiderers.
The Yeats Sisters 