The Artist Who Turned Dublin's Pubs Into Galleries

There’s a good chance you have never heard of Harry Kernoff. But if you have enjoyed a pint in Dublin’s oldest pubs, there’s also a good chance you have seen his artwork. Born in London to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Harry Kernoff moved to Ireland with his family in 1914. He would go on to spend a lifetime making art from his attic studio on Stamer Street, in a small Jewish neighborhood known as Dublin’s “Little Jerusalem.” Though he was formally trained at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and regularly…

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