Murray, Peter.

Maritime Paintings of Cork and Associated Historical Material, 1700 – 2000.

Cork, Gandon Editions, 2005. 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 240 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Includes the following sections: Foreword by Brendan Keating, Port of Cork / Introduction by Peter Murray, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery / Maritime Paintings of Cork, 1700 – 2000, essay by Peter Murray / Pirates, Prizes and Planters / Rebellion and Restoration / Forts and Exports / Yacht Clubs and Freedom Boxes / Press-gangs in Cork / Trade Routes / Provisioning the Troops / To Botany Bay / French Invasions / Physicians and Smugglers / Shipbuilding, Steamships and Dredgers / Famine Years / Commerce and Competition / Developing the Harbour / Grain Ships, Butter and Timber / Yachting in Cork Harbour / Lusitania and War / Irish Shipping and the Irish Navy / Evolution of Irish Sea services / New Infrastructure.

″Cork Harbour has long been famed for its safe anchorages and aesthetic beauty and the River Lee has been a favourite subject of artists since the 18th century. This exhibition, organised by The Port of Cork Company in association with the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, drew together all the historical strands to tell the story of the harbour from the seventeenth century to the present day. The exhibition included paintings, engravings and maps, as well as documentary material and artefacts. Landscape paintings are increasingly cited as documents in the history of art. The admission of a geographical area as a ‘document’ can be more problematic, although there are many such areas – the Lake District, the Hudson River or the forests of Barbizon, which have served as focal points of artistic discourse over the centuries. As well as documenting the history of Cork Harbour, this exhibition prompted discussion and reflection on the future development of the harbour in terms of industry, recreation and the preservation of the natural environment.” (Cork City Council exhibition description)

• Keywords: Art · Art Collection · Art History · Catalogue Four – International Art · Catalogue Irish History Five – Local Irish History · Catalogue Irish History One – Ireland in Romantic & Historical Illustration · Catalogue Irish History Six – General Irish History · Cork · Cork City · Cork Harbour · Cork History · County Cork · Ireland in Historical Illustration · Ireland in Romantic Illustration · Irish Art · Irish Art – Rare · Maritime Art · Maritime History · Maritime History – Rare · Maritime Painting
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0948037229
• Inventory Number: 110175AB

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