Connolly's Hat with Lilies

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The artist has written of this painting that 'it was part of series of paintings based on 'affective myths' within Northern Irish culture. James Connolly, Scottish by birth, is one of the heroes of Irish (and international) socialism. His hat, with the bullet-hole sustained during the 1916 East Rising, can be seen displayed in the National Museum in Dublin. I have used it in some of my paintings almost like an icon. The lilies are actually Calla lilies and are sometimes used in a simple emblematic form in Belfast political wall murals. They are commonly associated with republican aspirations because of their colour (green, white and orange – the colours of the Irish flag) but they are also traditionally associated with death (i.e. funerals and burials) and resurrection (i.

British Council Collection

London

Title

Connolly's Hat with Lilies

Date

1987

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 152.4 x W 152.4 cm

Accession number

P5505

Acquisition method

purchased from Fendersky Gallery, Belfast, 1987

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

verso TLC: CONNOLLY'S HAT WITH LILIES

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British Council Collection

British Council, 1 Redman Place, London, Greater London E20 1JQ England

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