Elizabeth McLaughlin (sculptor)

Elizabeth McLaughlin is a Northern Irish sculptor who works in bronze and has provided a number of public commissions throughout Ireland.

For the American actress, see Elizabeth McLaughlin.
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Born
Ballygowan, Newtonards, Northern Ireland
NationalityNorthern Irish
Other namesElizabeth Linton-McLaughlin
Known forsculpture

Biography

Elizabeth McLaughlin is from Ballygowan in Newtownards, County Down.[1] Very little is known about the artist. When one of her statues was damaged and stolen after Storm Ophelia the local community of Finglas, where the statue was displayed, tried to reach out to the artist. The statue was found and repaired but the McLaughlin was not found for the ceremony to replace the piece.[2][3]

McLaughlin has a number of well known sculptures commissioned and on display in Ireland. The best known of these are the Countess Markievicz and Poppet Statue in Dublin,[4][5] the Claudy bombing memorial[1] and the Finglas Mother and Baby statue more correctly known by its title Let the Life Flow Through. Others include a statue commemorating the Famine in Roscommon,[6] a memorial to James Joseph Magennis,[7][8] and Let There Be Light[9] which includes stained glass as well as the more typical bronze with which McLaughlin usually works.

  • Constance Markievicz statue
    Constance Markievicz statue
  • Let the Life Flow Through
    Let the Life Flow Through
  • Claudy bombing memorial
    Claudy bombing memorial
  • Leading Seaman Magennis VC
    Leading Seaman Magennis VC

Sources
  1. "Memorial unveiled to 'forgotten' dead of 1972 bombing atrocity". belfasttelegraph.
  2. O'Keeffe, Alan. "Foundry does mother of all jobs to repair woman-and-child statue stolen during storm". independent.
  3. "Locals appeal for return of statue stolen during Hurricane Ophelia". The Irish Times.
  4. "Constance Markievicz and Poppet – Sculpture Dublin".
  5. "One-way graphic – Frank McNally on the south-facing statues of Dublin's main street". The Irish Times.
  6. Morrison, Valérie (1 September 2014). "Visual Representations of the Great Famine, 1845-2010". Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique. French Journal of British Studies. 19 (2): 173–193. doi:10.4000/rfcb.279. ISSN 0248-9015.
  7. "Bravery wins through 54 years on, Belfast statue for Catholic awarded VC". the Guardian. 9 October 1999.
  8. Maxwell, Nick (6 February 2013). "Belfast memorial to James Magennis VC unveiled". History Ireland.
  9. "PUBLIC ART HANDBOOK FOR NORTHERN IRELAND" (PDF). Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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