Commemorating the Irish Diaspora in the USA: The Role of 19th-century Paintings
This article explores the ways in which 19th-century paintings collected by Americans of Irish descent complement the official celebrations aimed at commemorating the Irish diaspora in the United States. It shows how these paintings are usually selected by art collectors for their authenticity, a qu...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:angles_678 https://doi.org/10.4000/angles.678 urn:doi:10.4000/angles.678 en https://journals.openedition.org/angles/678 2020-07-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/9myt https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Commemorating the Irish Diaspora in the USA: The Role of 19th-century Paintings Angles Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2274-2042 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/angles Dochy, Amelie stéréotypes commémoration peinture Irlandité souvenirs personnels et familiaux communauté nationale nostalgie stereotypes commemoration painting Irishness private remembrance national community nostalgia This article explores the ways in which 19th-century paintings collected by Americans of Irish descent complement the official celebrations aimed at commemorating the Irish diaspora in the United States. It shows how these paintings are usually selected by art collectors for their authenticity, a quality often associated with artworks conveying stereotypes about Irishness as well as some nostalgia for the homeland. By exhibiting such images, an individual presents his own vision of the past and this private form of remembrance is likely to participate in the construction of a cultural identity in the collective imagination, especially when the collector lends his paintings to a public gallery. Thus, these pictorial symbols of Irishness may move from the private to the public sphere, so that they can enhance the sense national identity deriving from a commemoration organised by the state. Cet article montre comment les tableaux du dix-neuvième siècle collectionnés par certains Américains d’origine irlandaise complètent les cérémonies officielles visant à commémorer la diaspora irlandaise aux États-Unis. Il souligne que ces tableaux sont souvent sélectionnés par les collectionneurs pour leur authenticité, une qualité généralement associée aux peintures véhiculant des stéréotypes à propos de l’Irlandité ou une certaine nostalgie pour le pays d’origine. En exposant de telles images, un individu présente sa propre vision du passé et ce souvenir personnel tend à participer à la construction d’une identité culturelle dans l’imagination collective, en particulier lorsque le collectionneur prête ses peintures à une galerie publique. Ainsi, ces symboles picturaux de l’Irlandité passent du domaine privé à la sphère publique, de façon à mettre en valeur une définition de l’identité nationale qui se dégage habituellement des commémorations organisée par l’État. |
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This article explores the ways in which 19th-century paintings collected by Americans of Irish descent complement the official celebrations aimed at commemorating the Irish diaspora in the United States. It shows how these paintings are usually selected by art collectors for their authenticity, a quality often associated with artworks conveying stereotypes about Irishness as well as some nostalgia for the homeland. By exhibiting such images, an individual presents his own vision of the past and this private form of remembrance is likely to participate in the construction of a cultural identity in the collective imagination, especially when the collector lends his paintings to a public gallery. Thus, these pictorial symbols of Irishness may move from the private to the public sphere, so that they can enhance the sense national identity deriving from a commemoration organised by the state. |
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Dochy, Amelie |
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Dochy, Amelie |
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Commemorating the Irish Diaspora in the USA: The Role of 19th-century Paintings |
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Commemorating the Irish Diaspora in the USA: The Role of 19th-century Paintings |
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Commemorating the Irish Diaspora in the USA: The Role of 19th-century Paintings |
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Commemorating the Irish Diaspora in the USA: The Role of 19th-century Paintings |
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