page_title: James MacCarthy (Irish artist)
section_title: Early life and education
hierarchical_section_title: James MacCarthy (Irish artist) / Early life and education
caption_attribution_description: English: Bust of Thomas Kent, Cork
context_page_description: James MacCarthy was an Irish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his figurative work in bronze, as well as natural and marine subjects in copper and limestone. MacCarthy’s sculpture range from small table top pieces to large public and corporate art works. Examples of his statues, monuments and plaques can be seen around Cork and Ireland, including a life-size bronze sculpture of Jack Lynch, Leader of Fianna Fáil and Irish Taoiseach, located in Blackpool, Cork.
  MacCarthy's work has exhibited in many respected galleries in Ireland and the UK. His sculptural pieces also feature in collections such as RTÉ, The Arts Council, AIB, and The Office of Public Works; as well as private collections both in Ireland and abroad.
context_section_description: James MacCarthy was born in Dunmanway, West Cork, the second son of merchant Eugene Charles (Hugh) MacCarthy and Anna Connolly. From an early age MacCarthy showed an ability for drawing, painting and modelling and expressed an interest in attending art college. However, his father required that his son should firstly study baking at the Borough Polytechnic Institute, London. Afterwards, MacCarthy attended the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Dublin from 1968 – 1970 at a time when the campus was based at Kildare Street, Dublin. It was at NCAD that he was taught the principles of sculpture under the tuition of Domhnall Ó Murchadha.
caption: Thomas Kent, 1999, Cork Kent railway station, Cork.
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