The Drawings of John Butler Yeats, 1839-1922

Paper $19.95   |   ISBN 0-939072-07-6   |   2003

This catalogue from a 1987 exhibition at the Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, showcases thirty-eight examples of Yeat's powerful and vibrant artwork.

Description
Best known as an artist for the oils that hang in the National Gallery of Ireland and in the Foyer of the Abbey Theatre, John Butler Yeats's artist drawings, genre paintings, and his works as an illustrator have received little attention. This catalogue from a 1987 exhibition at the Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, showcases thirty-eight examples of Yeats's powerful and vibrant artwork. The introductory essays and catalogue text situate the works, mostly portraits, in Yeats's personal life and in the era in which he lived.

William M. Murphy is Thomas Lamont Professor Ancient and Modern Literature Emeritus at Union College. He is the author of Family Secrets: William Butler Yeats and His Relatives and Prodigal Father: The Life of John Butler Yeats (1839-1922), also published by Syracuse University Press.

With a Biography by William M. Murphy.

Foreword by Daniel Robbins.

81/2 x 11, 120 pages, 38 illustrations

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