Harry Clarke

About

A key member of the Irish branch of the late 19th and early 20th-century Arts and Crafts Movement. He is perhaps most famous for his stained glass windows at Bewley's Cafe in Dublin and for his illustrations for the Edgar Allan Poe collection Tales of Mystery and Imagination.

Before Fame

While training at the Dublin Art School, he received the Irish Board of Education's national prize for his stained glass work "The Consecration of St. Mel, Bishop of Longford, by St. Patrick."

Trivia

suffering from tuberculosis, he spent his last years in a sanatorium in Switzerland. He passed away at the age of 41 on his journey back to Ireland. 

Family Life

Born in Dublin, Ireland, to Joshua and Brigid Clarke, he later settled in London with his wife Margaret Crilley and his children Ann, Michael, and David. 

Associated With

Early in his career, he illustrated an edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.