Martha Severens tells the story of Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston, who travelled from Dublin to Charles Town, South Carolina, becoming America’s first professional woman artist
Born in France, married in London, with nearly a decade spent in Ireland and the remainder of her life in Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina, Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston (1674–1729) was the first professional female artist in America and the country’s first pastellist.
Peter Somerville-Large recounts the history of the National Museum of Ireland’s significant ethnographic collection, last displayed over thirty years ago
Eileen Black recounts the life and work of Post-Impressionist painter, Georgina Moutray Kyle