Education - Theses Register | Irish Georgian Society

The Creation of an Irish Visual Heritage: The Collection at the Irish Museum of Modern Art

Niamh Ann Kelly
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1999
MA

Subject: Painting: Collecting
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Dr. Susanne McNab
Approx. 20,000 words

The Myths of Tradition and Authenticity in Dublin Contemporary Pubs

Miriam Ugarte Abollado
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2011
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland

15,000-20,000 words

Your Carriage Awaits: Purchasing a Postchaise in Georgian Dublin

Fiona Ahern
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2013
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century

Supervisor: Dr Lisa Godson
15,000-20,000 words

Beyond the Screen: The influence of Cinema on Irish Material Culture, 1929-1949

Clare Barman
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2010
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Cinema
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

15,000-20,000 words

Blindness and Visual Culture

Catherine Bates
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1999
MA

Subject: Art Theory

Supervisor: Dr. Paul O'Brien
Approx. 20,000 words

Embroidery for Male Suiting in Lyon, 1780-1789: a Cultural Biography of the Designs in the National Museum of Ireland collection presented by J.H. Fitzhenry

Macushla Baudis
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
2008
PhD

Subject: Fashion & Museum Collections
Country: Ireland

Supervisor: Dr Lisa Godson, Hilary O'Kelly
Approx. 80,000 - 100,000 words

Furniture Design for Industry in Ireland: 1950-1973

Marieke Booth
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1999
MA

Subject: Furniture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Dr Paul Caffrey
Approx. 20,000 words

Ephemera and Irish Catholic Identity: A Case Study of the Cachet and Stamps from the 1954 Marian Year

Kim Briggs
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2009
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

15,000-20,000 words

Alastair MacLennan 1960-1991

Jane Campbell
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1992
MA

Subject: Performance Art/Installation
Country: Ireland and Scotland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Joan Fowler
Approx. 30,000 - 40,000 words

The Depiction of Ireland in the Illustrated London News from 1842 to 1900

Margarita Cappock
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1998
PhD

Country: England: London
Period: Mid to Late 19th Century

Supervisor: John Turpin
Approx. 60,000-80,000 words

Cosmopolitanism & Nationalism: a Cocktail for Consumer Craving in a Rural Irish Department Store

Muireann Charleton
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2007
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Retailing History, Shopping and Politics

Supervisor: Anna Moran
15,000-20,000 words

Cover story: keys, money, mask, phone; facing the pandemic [on masks and the COVID pandemic]

Vaari Claffey
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2022
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland
Period: 21st Century

Supervisor: Hilary O’Kelly
15,000-20,000 words

Oriental Comfort: An Exploration of the Impact and Influences of Asian Style on Early 20th Century Furniture Design

Raphaelle Clergeau de la Torre
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2017
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Furniture
Period: 20th Century

15,000-20,000 words

Michael Scott's Busaras Building, Dublin 1944-1953

Paul Clerkin
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1995
MA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland: Dublin
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Paul Caffrey
Approx. 20,000 words

Núilli Mulcahy, Couturier

Elizabeth Clery
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
2003
MA

Subject: Fashion: Textiles
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Hilary O'Kelly
Approx. 20,000 words

The Empty Cradle: Women's Independence and the Shadows of Men: An Aspect of the Significance of Dun

Jane D. Collins
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1992
MA

Subject: Print & Women's Studies
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Nicola Gordon Bowe
Approx. 30,000 - 40,000 words

Conflicted Faculties : Rhetoric, Knowledge, Conflict and the University

Michael Wilson
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
2006
Ph.D.

Subject: Critical Theory

Supervisor: Dr Paul O'Brien

Dead Décor: The Design History and Material Culture of Ireland's Taxidermy Industry in the Late 19th Century

Amy Connolly
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2017
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland
Period: Late 19th Century

15,000-20,000 words

The history of footwear in Ireland 1800-1990

Tatsiana Coquerel
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2020
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th & 20th Century

Supervisor: David Crowley
15,000-20,000 words

An Examination of Coach Building in 19th Century Dublin

Maria Corbett
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
2003
MA

Subject: Coaches
Country: Ireland: Dublin
Period: 19th Century

Supervisor: John Turpin
Approx. 20,000 words

A Striking Red Brick Making in Portmarnock, the Plunkett family and the Portmarnock Brick and Terracotta Works from the 18th to the 20th century

Alan Costello
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2005
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Material Culture
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century to 20th Century

15,000-20,000 words

'Of Ornament and Security' The Building of Dublin's Westmoreland Street

Richard Costelloe
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2008
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Architecture / Urban Space
Country: Ireland: Dublin

Supervisor: Dr Lisa Godson
15,000-20,000 words

Sitting Pretty: An Analysis of Ernest Race's Chair designs for the 1951 Festival of Britain

Simon Cowell
National College of Art and Design
School of Visual Culture
2008
MA Design History and Material Culture

Subject: Furniture Design
Country: Britian
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Sorcha O'Brien
15,000-20,000 words

A Case Study of An Early Nineteenth Century Dublin Cabinet Making Firm

Angela Cowhey
National College of Art and Design
Faculty of History of Art and Design and Complementary Studies
1992
MA

Subject: Furniture
Country: Ireland: Dublin
Period: Early 19th Century

Supervisor: Nicola Gordon Bowe
Approx. 30,000 - 40,000 words

Education Theses Register —School of Visual Culture

The Creation of an Irish Visual Heritage: The Collection at the Irish Museum of Modern Art

The Myths of Tradition and Authenticity in Dublin Contemporary Pubs

Your Carriage Awaits: Purchasing a Postchaise in Georgian Dublin

Beyond the Screen: The influence of Cinema on Irish Material Culture, 1929-1949

Blindness and Visual Culture

Embroidery for Male Suiting in Lyon, 1780-1789: a Cultural Biography of the Designs in the National Museum of Ireland collection presented by J.H. Fitzhenry

Furniture Design for Industry in Ireland: 1950-1973

Ephemera and Irish Catholic Identity: A Case Study of the Cachet and Stamps from the 1954 Marian Year

Alastair MacLennan 1960-1991

The Depiction of Ireland in the Illustrated London News from 1842 to 1900

Cosmopolitanism & Nationalism: a Cocktail for Consumer Craving in a Rural Irish Department Store

Cover story: keys, money, mask, phone; facing the pandemic [on masks and the COVID pandemic]

Oriental Comfort: An Exploration of the Impact and Influences of Asian Style on Early 20th Century Furniture Design

Michael Scott's Busaras Building, Dublin 1944-1953

Núilli Mulcahy, Couturier

The Empty Cradle: Women's Independence and the Shadows of Men: An Aspect of the Significance of Dun

Conflicted Faculties : Rhetoric, Knowledge, Conflict and the University

Dead Décor: The Design History and Material Culture of Ireland's Taxidermy Industry in the Late 19th Century

The history of footwear in Ireland 1800-1990

An Examination of Coach Building in 19th Century Dublin

A Striking Red Brick Making in Portmarnock, the Plunkett family and the Portmarnock Brick and Terracotta Works from the 18th to the 20th century

'Of Ornament and Security' The Building of Dublin's Westmoreland Street

Sitting Pretty: An Analysis of Ernest Race's Chair designs for the 1951 Festival of Britain

A Case Study of An Early Nineteenth Century Dublin Cabinet Making Firm

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