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John Luke

HOYFM.2023.114, Ulster Folk Museum Collection

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Sculpture of St.Patrick by John Luke on a beige background

Sculpture of St Patrick 
John Luke (1906-1975)
HOYFM.2023.114

John Luke (1906-1975) was a Belfast-born artist who studied at the Belfast School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, London. His work is well represented in the Ulster Museum collection, but this is his first artwork to enter the Ulster Folk Museum collection. It speaks to themes of religious and cultural identity and their expression within communities.