Episode 5: The Face of Ireland: Lady Hazel Lavery: 1880 to 1935

The story of the woman on Irish Banknotes from 1928 to the 1970s and her impact on Irish Political History. Episode Icon: Sir John Lavery, 'Portrait of Lady Lavery as Kathleen Ni Houlihan', 1927, Wikimedia Commons Public Domain. Links to photos associated with the episode: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/eDyMVFHqnLwtymX8/?mibextid=WC7FNe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAgtWNvsBIz/?igsh=MXF0aXp6cmE5MWQxZA== Recommended further reading... Studio & State, The Laverys and the Anglo-Irish Treaty, (Dublin, 2021). A catalogue to an exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland the Hugh Lane Gallery. It examines the roles that Sir John and Lady Hazel Lavery played during the Anglo-Irish Treaty Negotiations of 1921. Lavery, Sir John, The Life of a Painter, (Boston, 1940). The autobiography of Sir John Lavery, filled with personal anecdotes and memories of his wife, Lady Hazel Lavery. McCarthy, John, Kevin O’Higgins: Builder of the Irish State, (Newbridge, Ireland, 2006). A biography of Kevin O'Higgins. McCoole, Sinéad, Hazel, The Life of Lady Lavery, 1880-1935, (Dublin, 1996, Reissued in 2015). The main work on Lady Hazel Lavery. McCoole, Sinéad, Passion and Politics: Sir John Lavery: The Salon Revisited, (Dublin, 2010). An exhibition catalogue from the Hugh Lane Gallery, examining the role that Sir John and Hazel Lavery played in both British and Irish Politics through their art. Break Music: Chopin Nocturne in E-flat major Op 9 No 2 by Abydos_Music (pixabay.com), Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. Ending and closing theme, 'Classical Orchestral Dvorak Serenade Waltz Strings Music, provided by mrqwertz on https://www.pond5.com (Purchased with license on the 01/06/2024)