Notre Dame's Hesburgh Libraries acquire work by Eoin Mac Lochlainn

"...a powerful visual reminder of the human impact of war..."

"...an important addition to the collection..."

The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that The Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Indiana, USA) have acquired four of Eoin Mac Lochlainn's Cogadh na gCarad / the War between Friends charcoal and wash drawings on watercolour paper. These works were exhibited here at our Dublin gallery in March 2023, as part of the artist's solo show to commemorate all those who were killed during the Irish Civil War.

"The Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame continues to build an interdisciplinary Irish studies collection. In recent years, the library has increased its focus on Irish art, working collaboratively with the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly the Snite Museum) and with the Keough-Naughton Institute of Irish Studies.

Our collection is print-based, including an extensive collection of Cuala Press and Dolmen Press works, and in recent years we added print collections from the Graphic Studio Dublin, and we also acquired a copy of David Lilburn’s limited edition print series, In Medias Res, The Ulysses Maps, A Dublin Odyssey.

Among our unique artworks, the Library has a nineteenth-century drawing album of the Edgeworth Family of County Longford. Images are shared on our digital platform. The Library recently acquired a manuscript book of botanical drawings by Daniel Charles Grose, created in the 1830s.

Our acquisition of four drawings from Eoin Mac Lochlainn’s recent series commemorating those who died in the Civil War, is an important addition to the collection. They add to the historic documentation of the era and of its commemorations, and also they are a powerful visual reminder of the human impact of war. We anticipate that they will be juxtaposed with historical documents as well as with other artistic and literary works for many class and visitor viewings in the coming years."

Aedín Clements, recently-retired Irish Studies Librarian at Notre Dame's Hesburgh Libraries

For more information about this body of work, please visit the Cogadh na gCarad / the War between Friends exhibition page.

Image: Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Cogadh na gCarad no. 15, 16, 22 and 24, charcoal and wash on watercolour paper, 35x27cm each.