Hanlon, Jack P., 1913-1968

Person

Dates

Existence: 1913 - 1968

Biographical Note

John Paul "Jack" Hanlon (6 May 1913 – 12 August 1968) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and painter. He was born in Templeogue, Dublin on 6 May 1913. He studied at Belvedere College, Clonliffe College, and University College Dublin. He completed his clerical training at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and was ordained there in 1939. Alongside completing his education, he studied painting in Belgium, France, and Spain. He was principally a watercolorist, and he designed cards for Victor Waddington and Cuala Press. He participated in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics, was a founding member of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, and Hanlon won the Douglas Hyde prize and the Arts Council prize for a painting of a historical subject. He served as curate in Churchtown, Dublin, until his death on 12 August 1968.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Card No. 93, "Wicklow Plough", between 1908-1968

File — Box 2, Folder: 38

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Hand-colored cards and prints produced by Cuala Press in Dublin, Ireland. Also includes some promotional materials and correspondence of the women who ran the press, first Elizabeth C. Yeats (1908-1940) and later Georgie Yeats (Mrs. W.B. Yeats, 1940-1946). Though less present in the correspondence, some materials were also sourced from Molly Gill, the Press's principal compositor, who continued to produce the press's cards and prints until 1968. Also contains a small amount of promotional...

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: between 1908-1968

Found in: / Anthony Mourek collection of Irish culture and history / Yeats family presses / Cuala Industries, Ltd. and Cuala Press

Card No. 93, "Wicklow Plow", between 1908-1968

Item — Box 2, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Greeting cards, most hand-colored. Includes a complete run of the 153 numbered cards cataloged in the Cuala Press "Christmas Card List" (printed approximately 1950 according to Trinity College Dublin). The unnumbered cards include Christmas, Easter, and non-holiday cards. For many cards there is more than one copy, and the hand-coloring is unique on each. Some uncolored cards are also included, where noted.