The Correspondence of George Yeats and Thomas MacGreevy is a sub-collection of The Thomas MacGreevy Archive, an interdisciplinary project exploring the life, work, and relationships of Thomas MacGreevy (1893-1967), Irish poet, art and literary critic, and Director of the National Gallery of Ireland (1950-1963).
The Correspondence of George Yeats and Thomas MacGreevy consists of some 150 letters over 43 years, from 1922-1965. These letters give a tantalizing glimpse into a world of Irish arts, culture, and politics. These letters, intimate, gossipy, and extremely honest, paint a portrait, not only of their lives, but of their wide extended circle.
We are grateful to the late Senator Michael Yeats for not only giving us permission to publish his mother's letters, but for his unwavering support of the project, and to the National Library of Ireland for giving us permission to reproduce images of Thomas MacGreevy's letters. Thanks are also due to Margaret Farrington and Robert Ryan, executors of Thomas MacGreevy's estate, for allowing Thomas MacGreevy's letters to be reproduced here, as well as to the Trustees of the Board of Trinity College Dublin for their permission to republish the letters of George Yeats.
Thanks are due to Ann Saddlemyer, for her elegant annotations, to Tanya Clement, Sean Daugherty, Aiden Faust, Gretchen Gueguen, and Jennifer Roper for their technical support and expertise.
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Susan Schreibman and Ann Saddlemyer
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Jennifer Roper and Gretchen Gueguen
Susan Schreibman and Ann Saddlemyer