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© National Gallery of Ireland
, British, 1909-1981
Title
Micheal MacLiammóir (1899-1978)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
66 x 86.3 cm
Signedlower left: Muriel Brandt
Credit LinePurchased, 1966
Object numberNGI.1799
DescriptionMicheál MacLiammóir (Alfred Lee Willmore) the actor, writer and impresario, was born in London. While touring Ireland with Anew McMaster’s Shakespearian Company he met Hilton Edwards. Together they founded Dublin’s Gate Theatre in 1928, which became a showcase for modern plays and design. MacLiammóir’s one-man show The Importance of Being Oscar (1960) brought him international renown. Brandt shows the flamboyant actor seated in a gilt chair, while in the wings she illustrates three of the actor’s different personas.
Exhibition HistoryIrish Art from Nathaniel Hone to Nano Reid – the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection in Context, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, 4 October 2006 – 18 February 2007