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Now in its sixth year Adam’s are delighted the way their Summer Loan shows
have grown in popularity among the art-going public to become a major fix-
ture on the visual arts calendar both in Dublin and the North. The exhibition,
our biggest to date, will open in Dublin where it will be on show for four weeks
before transferring to Clandeboye Estate in Co. Down where it forms part of
the Clandeboye Festival 17th - 22nd August with Camerata Ireland. All the
pictures, with the exception of the one opposite, on loan from RTE, are from
private collections from around the country with many being seen in public for
the first time in over half a century.
The focus of this year’s show is on George Campbell and the group of fellow
artists he gathered around him known as the ‘Belfast Boys’. It is hoped this
exhibition will contribute to a re-evaluation of all their work.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition : -
GEORGE CAMPBELL AND THE BELFAST BOYS
Adam’s, 26 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 7th - 30th July 2015
The Ava Gallery, Clandeboye Estate,Co. Down 6th August - 3rd September 2015
First edition. 2800 copies published by Adam’s Auctioneers (June 2015)
Curated and Essay by Karen Reihill
ISBN 978-1-909751-33-0
© All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced or be transmitted
in any form or by any means without the permission of the copyright holders.
© Karen Reihill has asserted her rights under the copyright and related acts to
be identified as the author of ‘George Campbell and the Belfast Boys’ catalogue essay.
Furthermore no photographs can be reproduced without the consent of the author.
Printed by Nicholson and Bass, Northern Ireland
Opposite - Cat. No. 1 George Campbell
Symphony Orchestra
Oil on board , 61 X 122 cm, signed
Exhibited: “George Campbell Exhibition” David Hendriks Gallery
Oct 1969 Cat. No. 14 where purchased by RTE .