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Podcast: Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts
Episode: TLRH | Elizabeth C. Yeats, the Cuala Press and 'Art Printing'
Description: Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 1 – 2pm
A lecture by Dr Angela Griffith organised by the Manuscript, Book and Print Cultures Research Theme in partnership with the Trinity Long Room Hub.
Elizabeth Corbet Yeats used the term ‘art printing’ to describe the work of the Cuala Press. She promoted the press as a hand-craft enterprise, one that celebrated the best of Irish materials and skills. Under Yeats’ stewardship, the Cuala Press became a space where Irish artists had the opportunity to work in printmaking and to promote themselves professionally. This paper will explore the artistry of the prints produced, many of which were designed by her b...