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ATKINSON, GEORGE [2] *
- Born: 1880 Died: 1941
Painter and designer, headmaster of the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, 1918-1937, and first director of the National College of Art, 1937-1941, for whom see Theo Snoddy, Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century (2nd edition, 2002), 21-23.
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2 work entries listed in chronological order for ATKINSON, GEORGE [2] *
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Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, PHIBSBOROUGH ROAD, CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (CI, GRANGEGORMAN PARISH) |
Date: | 1920ca |
Nature: | World War I memorial:lettering & illumination |
Refs: | Studio, Dec 1921, ? (illus.); Ernest H.F. Campbell, 100 Years of Life at Grangegorman, 1928; Theo Snoddy, Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century (2nd edition, 2002), 22 |
Building: | CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, LEINSTER LAWN, CENOTAPH (TEMPORARY) |
Date: | 1923 |
Nature: | G.A. designer of temporary cenotaph erected in memory of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins, 1923. Unveiled by President Cosgrave, 13 Aug 1923. Portrait medallions and figure on gilt crucifix by Albert Power. |
Refs: | Irish Times, 14 Aug 1923; Theo Snoddy, Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century (2nd edition, 2002), 22 |