Title: On Slieve-na-man
- Title of artwork:
- On Slieve-na-man
- Artist:
- Annesley, Mabel
- Materials:
- Paper (fiber material), Ink
- Techniques:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Annesley, Mabel
- Title of Publication:
- County Down songs
- Publisher:
- Duckworth and Co.
- Publication place:
- London
- Publication date:
- 1924
- Curator Comment:
- Richard Rowley was the pseudonym of Richard Valentine Williams, the Belfast-born poet and dramatist. Rowley’s writings addressed the social realities of life among Northern Ireland’s urban working classes and small-holding farmers. Closely associated with county Down, Annesley has executed her designs in an expressive and intimate manner.
- Note on artwork:
- This double page image is from Richard Rowley's collection of poems 'County Down Songs'. In both images Annesley's mark- making is quite ragged, her process of gouging the wood block is evident and her motifs, in particular her image of a town square, are abstracted in form. The depiction of an Irish cottage displays a visually arresting array of textures and patterns.
- References:
- Snoddy (2002) and ODNB online and DIB online