Yves Saint Laurent
by Reginald Gray
Wednesday 15 March
– 6.30pm
Admission free
Reginald Gray (1930-2013) was an
Irish artist who worked as a portrait
painter, celebrity photographer,
set designer and fashion designer
(for Vogue, Fairchild,
Condé Nast, WWD) in Paris and New
York. This posthumous exhibition of
portraits of Yves Saint Laurent is an
opportunity to publicize his art in Ireland.
Reginald’s Paris poet friend, Derry
O’Sullivan and daughter Eleonore Gray
will open the exhibition followed by the
screening of the documentary Reginald
Gray: Portrait of a portrait artist.
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Children Workshop
with
Marc Majewski
Saturday 25 March
–
10am-1pm
Admission free
What would a hero be without his
costume?The
French Library
is pleased to welcome French children's
book illustrator Marc Majewski for a
workshop combining arts & crafts and
a showcase on the representation of
characters based on their costume.
6-10 year old children will be
invited to find their heroic self and, of
course, to work on their costume!
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Creative Writing Workshops
with Dermot Bolger
Monday 3rd April
10am: Primary School Workshop
12pm: Secondary School Workshop
Admission free
These workshops take
inspiration from Museum exhibitions
Recovered voices; the Stories of the Irish
at War, 1914-15 and Soldiers and
Chiefs - The Irish at War at Home and Abroad
from 1550 to the present day.
National Museum of Ireland,
Decorative Arts and History, Learning
Resource Room, Collins Barracks, Dublin 8
Booking: 01 677 7444
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