Dublin Festival of History Podcast

Harry Kernoff 1900-1974 - in conversation with Kathryn Milligan

Dublin Festival of History Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Kathryn Milligan discusses the work of artist Harry Kernoff.

Born in London on the 9th of January 1900, Harry Aaron Kernoff was a prolific figure in twentieth century Irish art. Well regarded for his portraiture and landscape painting, Kernoff often focused on the depiction of Dublin, a city with which he became intimately familiar with, after the Kernoff family moved there in 1914.

Kathryn Milligan is the author of ‘Painting Dublin, 1886-1949: Visualising a Changing City’.

This episode was recorded at Pearse Street Library, on October 9, 2023.

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