Caroline Scally
editCaroline Scally | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29th of October 1886 Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin |
| Died | 27th of September 1976 Weirview, Islandbridge |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Artist |
Caroline Scally was a female Irish artist from the late 1800s into the 20th century
Early Life & Education
editCaroline Scally was born on October 29th 1886 at 7 Corrig Avenue in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin [1]. Her family relocated to Blackrock in 1889, when Caroline attended the Dominican Convert, Sion Hill. Caroline’s father, Robert Stein, was an engineer, he was educated at the English Institute of Nymphenburg, near Munich. Just like her father Caroline spent some time in Germany studying at the English Institute of Nymphenburg, in the southeast of the country, but soon after Caroline returned home to Dublin [2]. Now back in Ireland, Caroline joined the Royal Hibernian Academy Schools and the Metropolitan School of Art as a student in the early 1900s. Here Caroline met future artists James Sinton Sleator and Sean Keating[3]. One of James Sleator’s most famous paintings is his oil portrait of Caroline in a fancy dress, this painting is titled “Portrait of Caroline Scally” and is in the National Gallery of Ireland.[4] At the Metropolitan School of Art, Scally faced a strictly academic approach to art. Although he was one of her professors, the renowned artist William Orpen had less of an impact on Scally than he did on Sleator, Keating and other classmates [5]. Scally also studied art in Italy and France. In 1911 Caroline won the Taylor art scholarships and prize competitions. The prize was £20. So she set off to visit the great museums and galleries across Europe [6]. She returned to Ireland in 1913, and the following year she wed Dublin businessman Gerald Scally. In total, Gerald and Caroline had five kids together [7]. Her career was inevitably hindered at the time by family and domestic life, and her exhibitions grew less regular [8]. After spending many years and decades in the north Scally finally settled back in Dublin at number 81 Leeson Street Upper [9]. Scally’s constant movement throughout her early life and thereafter is reflected in the names of her paintings e.g. Achill Graveyard[10].
References
edit- ^ Snoddy, T. (2002). Dictionary of Irish artists: 20th Century. Dublin: Merlin.
- ^ Snoddy, T. (2002). Dictionary of Irish artists: 20th Century. Dublin: Merlin.
- ^ Snoddy, T. (2002). Dictionary of Irish artists: 20th Century. Dublin: Merlin.
- ^ Adams. (2012). Caroline Scally 1886 - 1973, Irish artist. Retrieved November 16, 2022, from https://www.adams.ie/irish-artist-directory/caroline-scally-art-sold-at-auction
- ^ KENNEDY, D. S. (2005). Caroline Scally: A retrospective exhibition of work. Dublin: Frederick Gallery
- ^ Snoddy, T. (2002). Dictionary of Irish artists: 20th Century. Dublin: Merlin.
- ^ KENNEDY, D. S. (2005). Caroline Scally: A retrospective exhibition of work. Dublin: Frederick Gallery
- ^ KENNEDY, D. S. (2005). Caroline Scally: A retrospective exhibition of work. Dublin: Frederick Gallery
- ^ KENNEDY, D. S. (2005). Caroline Scally: A retrospective exhibition of work. Dublin: Frederick Gallery
- ^ Adams. (2012). Caroline Scally 1886 - 1973, Irish artist. Retrieved November 16, 2022, from https://www.adams.ie/irish-artist-directory/caroline-scally-art-sold-at-auction