Name: John Henry Foley Walking Tour
Start: 2024-11-23T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-23T13:00:00+00:00
Location: O'Connell Monument

Day 3 of an RDS and DCC symposium to mark 150 years since the death of sculptor John Henry Foley.
About this Event

Link to full brochure for Thurs 21st Nov - Sat 23rd Nov Symposium here.

ABOUT THIS WALKING TOUR

To mark the 150th anniversary of the death of John Henry Foley (1818 – 74), Dublin City Council and the Royal Dublin Society have organised this FREE public walking tour of Foley's public sculpure and portrait works which adorn the streets and buildings of Dublin city. We will meet at 11am on Saturday 23rd November by the O’Connell Monument on O’Connell Street, and aim to finish at 1pm. The walking tour is organised as part of a one-day symposium exploring Foley's legacy in Ireland, Britain and beyond, which takes place on Friday 22nd November (see below for details).

Walking Tour Stops

Stop 1: O’Connell Monument - the national monument to Daniel O’Connell

Stop 2: College Green - statues of Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Burke, and Henry Grattan

Stop 3: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Kildare Street - portrait statues

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

SYMPOSIUM - John Henry Foley in Ireland, Britain and Beyond

The symposium is convened as a joint initiative of Dublin City Council and the Royal Dublin Society to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of John Henry Foley (1818 – 74), one of the foremost sculptors of the Victorian period in Ireland and Britain. Long overdue, the symposium will assess the legacy of Foley in Ireland, Britain and beyond.

For this symposium we have gathered speakers who are experts in the fields of art history, writing and sculpture to discuss Foley's public, portrait and equestrian sculpture in Ireland, Britain and India. Our keynote speakers are Paula Murphy (Emeritus Professor, UCD School of Art History and Cultural Policy) and Dr Philip Ward-Jackson. They are joined by Harriet Wheelock (Royal College of Physicians of Ireland), conservator Sophie Reynolds-Lerner, Dr Leticia Azcure Brea (Prado Museum, Madrid), Ronan Sheehan (writer, winner of the Rooney Prize in 1984), Richard Barnes (Public Statues and Sculpture Association (UK)), John Byrne (artist), and Rebecca Minch (Principal Officer, Creative Ireland).