Drawing From Memory
The Life of Irish Artist
GLADYS MACCABE


Written by Susan Stairs
With illustrations by Gladys Maccabe

The charming and inspiring story of one of Ireland's most respected artists. Gladys Maccabe's memory stretches back to an idyllic Edwardian childhood, mostly spent in the music -filled country home of her grandparents in Randalstown, Co. Antrim. As an only child, her extended family instilled in her a love of art and music which has never left her. Each page is filled with memories and images that travel as far back as 


196 Pages 175 illustrations,
20 in full colour
240 X 170 mm. Hardback Edition
€30 Euro - £22 Stg
ISBN 0953471020


Victorian time, detailing the personal and professional tragedies and triumphs of her life. Throughout the decades of the 20th Century and on into the 21st, Gladys  Maccabe has probably done more than any other artist to promote understanding and appreciation of the arts through her work as an artist, art critic, lecturer, broadcaster and fashion correspondent. Drawing From Memory is the story of one woman's dream and how she made it come true.

 


PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES FROM THE 1880s UP TO THE PRESENT DAY

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