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The Yeats Sisters and Cuala

Until 9 September

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Pictured at the opening of the exhibition, left to right: Eunan McKinney, Project Director, Yeats Sisters Commemoration Project; Deirdre Black, DLR Heritage Officer; Cllr Denis O’Callaghan, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Caitriona Yeats and Dr Billy Shortall, TCD, Cuala Press Project.

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Until 9 September

The Yeats sisters, Susan and Elizabeth (known as Lily and Lollie), lived and worked for most of their lives in the Dundrum/Churchtown area. With their enterprise Cuala Industries, they made an extraordinary portfolio of work – with the Press directed by Elizabeth, and the embroidery workshop conducted by Susan.

This exhibition features original Cuala Press material from dlr libraries archives, curated by Dr Billy Shortall, Cuala Press Project, Schooner Foundation, TCD, along with a selection of contemporary textile works by members of the Irish Guild of Embroiderers.

The exhibition was organised by The Yeats Sisters Commemoration Project in collaborative partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Heritage & Libraries; the Cuala Press Project, Schooner Foundation, Trinity College Dublin; National Print Museum and the Irish Guild of Embroiderers.

For more information, please see https://theyeatssisters.com/

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