Sophisticated Primitive

It becomes increasingly clear that Nano Reid was ahead of her time and milieu, writes Brian Fallon


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Nano Reid (1900 – 1981) is in no sense a neglected painter, or even a downgraded one; she is included in many or most public collections in this country, achieved an acceptable level of recognition during her lifetime, was shown in prestige exhibitions abroad, and even represented Ireland (alongside Norah McGuinness) at the Venice Biennale in 1950. That is no mean record in itself – certainly enough, and more than enough, to bring some lasting lustre to her native town, Drogheda.

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