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111. Hilary Heron (1923-1977)
Crazy Jane I
Steel, 85 x 48 x 24cm
Provenance: From the private collection of Victor and Mabel Waddington
Exhibited: IELA 1956, Cat. No.135
Born in Dublin, Heron studied at the National College of Art, she won the Taylor Scholarship
three years in succession, 1944-46, one of only three students to do so since its inception. In
1943 she exhibited at the first Irish Exhibition of Living Art..
In 1948 she won the Mainie Jellett memorial Scholarship awarded by the Living Art Exhibition
Committee which enabled her to spend the greater part of that year in France and Italy. She
held solo shows at The Victor Waddington Galleries in 1950 & 1953 later exhibiting with him in
London. In 1956, at the Venice Biennale, she represented Ireland along with Louis le Brocquy. A
friend of Elizabeth Frink (1930-93) since they met in the 1950’s Hilary saw a great deal of her
when she went to live in London in 1959, sharing accommodation at 28 Cranley Gardens, South
Kensington. Elizabeth Frink lent her a studio, and later visited her in Ireland on several occasions.
Fig. 45. Hilary Heron with “Crazy Jane III” at the IELA
Exhibition 1958
