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The Directors of Adams want to issue a big thanks to all the Private lenders and RTE without whose generosity
shows like this cannot take place. We would like to thank Karen Reihill for her hard work writing the extensive
essay and curating this show which is a follow on from her "Gerard Dillon, Art and Friendships" which we hosted
in 2013 and is our biggest loan show to date. Together with Karen we would like to especially acknowledge the
tremendous support and enthusiasm we have received from the artist’s families in putting together these annual
loan exhibitions and to whom we are very grateful. We would particularly like to thank Joyce and Billy Cooper,
Arthur Campbell's family, the extended Dillon family, Florence Greenaway, Daniel Kelly, Patricia O'Neill, James
and Mike MacIntyre, the Robinson family, the Zukor's, Tate Adams, Tom and Teresa Mc Creanor, Penelope
Collins, Stefan Von Reiswitz, Albert Meagle, Joan Trimble, Tom Reid, Jack Pakenham, Janet and George Walsh,
Manus Walsh, Galway Johnson, Hal and Lynda Rice and Jennifer Kingston.
Many writers and scholars have in various ways covered some of the artists included so together with Karen we
would particularly like to thank Dr S.B. Kennedy, Susan Stairs, Dr Riann Coulter, Gena Lynam, Fiona Barber,
Adrian Clark, Declan Mallon, Bruce Arnold, Ciarán MacGonigal, Brian and Denise Ferran, Peter Murray, Alan-
nah Hopkins, Gerard Keenan, Brian Fallon and the late James White and Theo Snoddy to name but a few for
their work and commitment to researching Irish Art over many years. All their articles and publications were an
invaluable reference source in the preparation of this catalogue. Writers Martin Dillon and Tom McGurk have
been very helpful over the duration of this project with their personal insights. The following gallerists gave
freely of their time John and Pat Taylor, Tom and Conor Kenny, Dean Kelly, Chris Caldwell, Nelson and Clover
Bell, Oliver Dowling and Theo Waddington.
Among the artists friends who provided much interesting background material Karen would like to thank Mi-
chael Gorman,Carlos Pérez Torres, Ángel Lasunción Goni, Una and Paddy Boyce, Jose Antonio Sierra, the fam-
ily of Paddy Walsh, Clarissa and Pepe Romero, Pierce McAuliffe, Neil Shawcross, Ken Ryan, Michael Smith,
Martin Whelan, Kenneth Jamison, Philip Flanaghan, Willie and Maura Lloyd, Michael Longley, Pat Foley, Wes-
ley and Marian Boyd, Bernard Jaffa,Dr Giles Bailey, J.B. Vallely, Yvonne Mc Cann, Christina Lowry, and the late
George McClelland. The following people and institutions have helped with research Paul Wilkinson, James
Joyce Library, UCD, Deborah Barlow Smedstad, William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Boston, Ms Kathleen
Williams and Mr Christian Dupont, John J. Burns Library, Boston College, Aaron Michael Lisec, Morris Library,
Illinois, Megan Williams MOMA New York, Katie Blackford, Tate Library London, Mary Doran NMNI, Cultra,
Deputy Keeper of Records, PRONI, Alan Robertson, PRONI, TRIAC, NIVAL, the Free Masons of Ireland, Aer
Lingus, RTE,Irish Life Group, Archdiocese of Tuam, Danske Bank NI, The Erin Society, Boston, the Ossip Zad-
kine Foundation and Stuart Rosenblatt, Irish Jewish Roots centre.
Others that have given support include Frances Thomson, Jenny Zimmer, Lingard and Tim Goulding, Cathy
Corbett, Tjerk Wiegersma, Maurice Dickinson, Joseph McWilliams, Sharon Mousey, Gedraldine and John Phil-
lips, Liam Slattery, Donal Whelan, Prof. Ivor Browne, Deidre Morrissey, Marty Fahy, John Daly, the estate of Col-
man and Sylvia Higgins, the Gageby family, Jill Higgins, Brendan J. Callaghan, Robert Ballagh, Mary Irvine, Brid
Mc Grath, Julie and Paddy Mackie, Moore Sinnerton and Christopher Rákoczi and many others, too numerous
to mention, who have helped and provided support to this project over many years
Our thanks also goes to the Adam’s team at St. Stephens Green especially Rachel, Adam and Ethna for their work
on this catalogue, to Jan at the Ava Gallery, The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava and all her staff at Clandeboye
especially Karen, Vincent, John and Fergus and to Barry Douglas’s Clandeboye Festival team especially Gavin,
Sharon and Fiona.
Due to space restrictions at The Ava Gallery Clandeboye a good number of works will unfortunately only be
shown in Dublin.
"George Campbell - A Tribute Program"
(1979) RTE and "
Finding George
" (2006) by Cedecom will be screened
during the exhibition run in Dublin and our thanks to all concerned for their permission to show them.
Acknowledgements