Irene Broe
Irene Broe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1992 (aged 68–69) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Irene Broe (1923 – 1992) was an Irish sculptor.
Life[]
Her father, Leo, was a sculptor, with the family sculpting business run from a premises in Harold's Cross, Dublin.[1] Her brother, Desmond, was also a sculptor.[2] Broe attended the National College of Art and Design, studying sculpture and graduating in 1951.[3]
Among her notable pieces are heads of Donagh O'Malley (1968)[4][5] and Arland Ussher (1978).[6] Her work was exhibited alongside her brother and father, as well as May Power, at the 1955 Institute of the Sculptors of Ireland exhibition in the Hugh Lane Gallery.[7] She spent a period of time in Malaysia, where she sculpted the head of the prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. She exhibited this piece in 1964 at the New York World Fair. A statue of St Clare by Broe can be seen in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin.[3]
Her statue of St Valentine at the shrine at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, Dublin is possibly her best known work.[8][9][10]
References[]
- ^ Art in Parks (PDF). Dublin: Dublin City Council. 2014. p. 23.
- ^ "BROE Desmond 1921-1968 | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b "National Irish Visual Arts Library: Broe, Irene". www.nival.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Irene Broe". www.nuigalway.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Irene Broe (1923-1992) Bust of Donogh O'Malley". www.adams.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Arland Ussher (1899-1980)". onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Corkery, Seán (1955). "Two Exhibitions". The Furrow. 6 (6): 383–386. ISSN 0016-3120. JSTOR 27656707.
- ^ McCann, Eamonn. "Bury me deep in love". Hotpress. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Shrine of St. Valentine". www.whitefriarstreetchurch.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "The Shrine of St Valentine in the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Whitefriar Street". www.carmelites.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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