The National College of Art and Design is Ireland's oldest art institution, offering the largest range of art and design degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the country. Originating as
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Henry Patrick Clarke was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts movement.
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…have spent some time in the college, and in the twentieth century the teaching staff has included Sir William Orpen, Oliver Sheppard, Oswald Reeves, Harry Clarke, Seán Keating, Maurice MacGonigal, Laurence Campbell and Bernardus Romein. The opening up of Irish culture in the 1960s had a profound effect on the…
Harry Clarke
Geneva Window, 1930
Commemorative plaque for Clarke at the Hof cemetery in Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
A plaque marking Harry Clarke's Birthplace unveiled in March 2026 at 33 North Frederick Street, Dublin