Richard Murdoch, Liz (Parish) Beasley ’79 and Lyn Tribble ’80 printing in Anne Yeats Cuala Press Studio, Dublin,Ireland Michael Thomas ’79 who also printed with Richard Murdoch in Dublin In November, 2024, our former colleague, Stephanie Bennett, left me a Winston Salem Twin City Sentinel article (entitled: WFU’s Rare Book Librarian Prints Books at Irish... Continue reading “Interview with Liz Beasley ’79: Printing in Ireland with Richard Murdoch and 2 other WFU Students” ›
We are featuring another blog post from Immanuel Eggers (class of 2021); he spent much of the fall working with materials related to the Cuala Press and its founders, members of the Yeats family. A finding aid for the Cuala Press Prints Collection is available online now. In 1903, the Dun Emer Press was established... Continue reading ““Lolly, Lily, and Mary Married In”: The Yeats Women of the Cuala Press” ›
Anne Yeats (on left) with Leslie MacWeeney 1964 Anne Yeats was born in Dublin,Ireland in 1919. Her father was William Butler Yeats, who was internationally known for his poetry. Her family was immersed in the arts. Her father’s brother, Jack Yeats, was an accomplished Irish artist, who illustrated materials for the Cuala Press. Anne Yeats... Continue reading “Anne Yeats: Born into the Arts” ›