National College of Art and Design, Minutes & Reports Folder, file no. 30, 1914-1941

Type: Archival document

Author: Various

Collection Physical Description: File containing letters of appointment, obituary, letters of condolence, etc. regarding George Atkinson, who was the Headmaster at the MSA, Dublin (later NCA), 1918-1941.

Collection Context: Provide information as to Atkinson's tenure as early staff member and subsequent Headmaster of MSA, Dublin. Appointment notice of Irish Times, 1914 provides information as to his early studies and Cork origins. Letters concerning his staff and letters of condolence following his death provide a mix of material relating to his responsibilities at the school and are indicative of the respect accorded Atkinson from various individuals and organisations throughout artistic and cultural circles in Ireland.

Start Date: 1914

End Date: 1941

Citing this record

'National College of Art and Design, Minutes & Reports Folder, file no. 30, 1914-1941', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/reference.php?id=msib3_1217434245, accessed 27 Nov 2021]