James McKenna, Irish Stone Sculptor
(1933 - 2000)

James McKenna, above all else, a Sculptor, an Irish Stone Sculptor.
Brian Fallon, Art Critic The Irish Times, reviews McKenna's life of Committment and Dedication to the Arts
Farewell to Sculptor James McKenna from The Hopkins Festival Committee. McKenna died in 2000 and is buried
in Kilbelin Cemetary outside Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Oisin Caught In A Time Warp, or, Oisin in Dhiaidh ne Féinne, a magnificent James McKenna Sculpture onpermnent display in Arus Bridge, County Kildare Administrative Centre in Naas, Co. Kildare
In October 2002, two years after his untimely death, friends gathered in Riverbank Arts Centre to celebrate the memory of this fine spirit. James McKenna, A Celebration (edited by Desmond Egan) was launched.
Sad Tale of The Hazelwood Group. James McKenna is dead— having spent most of his last years in abject poverty—and his magnificent Hazelwood piece,' Ghost Riders in the Sky', reduced to dust through neglect and indifference.

Stone Sculptor James McKenna, a Celebration

In October 2002, two years after his untimely death, friends gathered in Riverbank Arts Centre to celebrate the memory of this fine spirit. James McKenna, A Celebration (edited by Desmond Egan) was launched.

Irish sculptor, James McKenna 'will be remembered wherever artists and art lovers are gathered to discuss the development of culture in modern Ireland'. This is how Patrick Murphy, Chairman of the Arts Council, summed up James's contribution.

bronze horse

James McKenna: Bronze Horse

This 186 page book includes short memoirs from a range of friends and admirers of McKenna. It is illustrated with a selection of his drawings and photogographs of the artist's work.

Friends of James McKenna Remember their Friend and Artist

Among artists who contributed are:

Robert Ballagh (Irish artist)
Brian Bourke (Irish artist) Ronnie Drew (Irish musician - the Dubliners)
Ulick O'Connor (Irish writer) Hans Palsson (Swedish pianist)
Anatoly Kudriavitsky (Russian Poet) N oel Sheridan (Irish playwright)
Michael Kane (Irish Painter) Fergus Bourke (Irish Photographer)
Benedict Byrne (Irish Sculptor) M ichael O'Flanagan (Poet, Irish
Cliodhna Cussen (Sculptor, Irish) Fiona Quilligan (Dancer, Irish)
Imogen Stuart (Sculptor, Irish) Bob Quinn (Film maker, Irish)
John Kelly, (Painter, Irish Wilhelm Fochersperger (Artist, German
Alice Hanratty (Artist, Irish) Anette Reinsch (Poet, Swedish)
Czilla Bertha (Scholar, Hungary) Uwe Boker (Scholar, Germany)
Giuseppe Serpillo (Scholar, Sardinia) Peter Kantor (Poet, Hungary)
Gerard Roussell (Poet, France)

James McKenna, a Celebration:

available from:
The Goldsmith Press Ltd.,
Newbridge,
Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Telephone 353.45.433613 Fax 045 434648
Price: €20.00 (including packing and postage

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.