Places in The University College Collection: Great Art for a Great University
University College, designed by Frederick Cumberland and William G. Storm, has inspired artists, amateur and professional since its inception. Director Niamh O'Laoghaire presents a tour of theses images dating from when the building was still in a rural setting by the banks of Taddle Creek, through to the 1980s. The College is shown in at least three of the four seasons and the mood varies from the celebratory to mysterious, to the dramatic and suspenseful. Some concentrate on the College as a whole, others focus on details. Together the images constitute a history of the building and its surroundings.
This major exhibition highlights the riches and diversity of the University College Art Collection as a whole. Created largely through the generosity of donors over many generations, the University College Collection comprises some 600 works of art which range in date from the earliest years of the College to the present day.
Art with Insight is generously supported by Peter Allen.
