Those complexities were explored in a brilliant new exhibition at the American Irish Historical Society. But the complexities of his life, together with his struggle to be understood – and taken seriously – have only recently come to light. Now the exhibition is on the way to New York, where it will be co-presented with our friends in the American Irish Historical Society.Ĭhristy Brown was brilliantly played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the Oscar-winning film My Left Foot. Powerful, amusing and poignant, the Christy Brown Collection celebrated the life of this extraordinary artist and writer. In 2014 Christy Brown’s personal archive was exhibited for the first time in a major exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin. “The American Irish Historical Society celebrates the life of beloved Irish author Christy Brown, known best for his memoir My Left Foot, at this special retrospective.” Time Out New York The Little Museum of Dublin presents the Christy Brown Collection
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