org, 1897-1944 IE, Dublin
Musician
A.k.a. Mary Harriet Jellett
Mary Harriet Jellett, known as Mainie Jellett (20 April 1897, Dublin – 16 February 1944, Dublin) was an Irish painter whose Decoration (1923) was among the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painters Group Show in 1923. She was the daughter of William Morgan Jellett an MP.A deeply committed Christian, her paintings, though strictly non-representational, often have religious titles and often resemble icons in tone and palate. In Irish Art, a Concise History Bruce Arnold writes that