Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Professor Anne Crookshank
Date: Thu 20th Oct, 2016 | 13:53
“It is with great sadness that I have learnt of the death of Professor Anne Crookshank.
Throughout her life and career, Anne Crookshank studied, celebrated and catalogued Irish art and paintings with an expertise, passion and energy that inspired so many initiatives in support of Irish heritage.
Be it as Emeritus Professor of History of Art or Curator of Art at the Ulster Museum, she brought her expertise to bear in initiatives as diverse as the Irish Georgian Society, the restoration of Castletown House and the setting up of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, as well as many others.
Anne Crookshank will be remembered not just for her unrivalled knowledge of Irish paintings and her love for Irish heritage, but also for her tremendous generosity of spirit, her discipline and the quiet integrity that inspired the deep friendships of which all who knew her have spoken.
Her journey through life was both extraordinary and marvellous and she leaves a legacy of great joy and wisdom as well as of great love.
May I convey my deepest condolences to her family, her friends, colleagues in art and heritage and so many grateful former students who will miss her most acutely, as will all those who share her appreciation of beauty, art and commitment to heritage.”