James Brenan (1837 – 7 August 1907) was an Irish artist.

Career

Brenan was among the most popular painters of nineteenth-century Ireland. He travelled to London where he studied decorative arts under Ownen Jones and Matthew Digby Wyatt. He became headmaster of the Cork School of Art in 1860 and began working with the

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a year later. Brenan was appointed headmaster of the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in 1889. Among those he taught were

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and

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. Brenan also introduced design classes to develop and advance the lace-making industry and other crafts. Brenan at Artsedge Ireland. Oct. 02, 2007.

External links

Brenan at Arts Edge Ireland

References

1808 births 1895 deaths 19th-century Irish painters 20th-century Irish painters Irish male painters Painters from Dublin (city) 19th-century Irish male artists 20th-century Irish male artists {{Ireland-painter-stub