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Call Number:

PH-00327

Collection Name:

Alen MacWeeney

Creator:

MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 (1865 - 1939)

No. of Items:

12 items

Span Dates:

1965-1972, printed and published 1979

Description:

Limited edition published portfolio titled Alen MacWeeney (New York: Hyperion, 1979) containing twelve photographs taken, printed, and signed by Alen MacWeeney (Irish, born 1939). Also included are three pages of text: a title page, an artist's statement accompanied by the poem Easter 1916 by William Butler Yeats (Irish, 1865-1939), and an index of prints with colophon. The Ransom Center's copy is number 60 of an edition of 90 plus ten artist's proofs. Printed titles with select item-level information follow.

980:0010:0001 -- White Horse · Donegal, Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0002 -- Wicklow Trees · County Wicklow, Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0003 -- Chimney Sweep and Children · Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0004 -- Flies in the Window · Castletown House, Ireland, 1972. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0005 -- Horsewoman · Ireland, 1965. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0006 -- The Head of Blessed Oliver Plunkett · Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0007 -- Nightwalkers · Dublin, Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0008 -- Joe and Olivene · Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0009 -- John Grogan, A Patriot and his Dog · Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print
980:0010:0010 -- Watching ꟷ A Street Scene · Dublin, Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print;
980:0010:0011 -- Little Tinker Child · Ireland, 1965-1966
980:0010:0012 -- The Townland · Donegal, Ireland, 1965-1966. Gelatin silver print.

Location(s):

M Box, Extra Large (980:0010:0001)
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f TR 654 M336 HRC-P (980:0010:0002-0012)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	White Horse · Donegal, Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0001

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Wicklow Trees · County Wicklow, Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0002

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Chimney Sweep and Children · Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0003

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Flies in the Window · Castletown House, Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1972, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0004

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Horsewoman · Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0005

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	The Head of Blessed Oliver Plunkett · Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0006

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Nightwalkers · Dublin, Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0007

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Joe and Olivene · Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0008

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	John Grogan, A Patriot and his Dog · Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0009

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Watching ꟷ A Street Scene · Dublin, Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0010

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	Little Tinker Child · Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0011

Artist/Maker	MacWeeney, Alen; MacWeeney, Alen (1939 - )
Title	The Townland · Donegal, Ireland from the portfolio Alen MacWeeney
Date	1965-1966, printed and published 1979
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	980:0010:0012

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See Also:

W. B. Yeats, Under the Influence: Twenty-seven additional photographs by MacWeeney are located in the portfolio W. B. Yeats, Under the Influence (PH-02396).