Sean Keating (1889-1977)

Question 1

(1) Where was Sean Keating born?

Answer 1

1. He was born in Limerick.

Question 2

(1) Where did Keating get a scholarship to in 1911 and (2) what did he win in 1914?
(3) Who was he influenced by?

Answer 2

1. He got a scholarship to the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in 1911.
2. He won the Taylor Scholarship in 1914.
3. He was influenced by his teacher William Orpen.

Question 3

(1) What did Keating want to record and (2) how did he do it?

Answer 3

1. Keating was a nationalist and wanted to record the development of the new Republic.
2. He painted a series of allegories that represented change in Irish society and the development of the state.
   E.g. Night’s Candles are Burnt Out and An Allergy.

Question 4

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