Donation of Fergus O'Ryan Art to Boston's Educational Institutions
 Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin by Fergus O'Ryan at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University |
In 1953, the Eire Society of Boston donated three Fergus O'Ryan oil paintings to three of Boston's institutions of learning: The Boston Public Library, the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University (as seen to the left) and Boston College High School. About the Artist Fergus O'Ryan (1911-1989) was a major Irish artist of the 20th century. Born in Limerick in 1911, he studied under Richard Butcher at the Limerick School of Art and also attended the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. He first exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy of Ireland in 1938 and afterward exhibited there nearly every year until 1984. In 1952 he supplied the illustrations for Patricia Lynch’s Tales of Enchantment, and in 1953 he designed a stamp to mark An Tostal. In 1956 he won the President Hyde Gold Medal Award at the Oireachtas exhibition. In 1959 he was appointed an associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy, and became a full member in 1960. Back to About the Eire Society of Boston |
