Description

Live radio interview on Moncrieff, featuring Lyndsey McDougall, artist and art historian, discussing her research and creative project about the sisters Lily Yeats and Elizabeth Yeats. The conversation delves into how McDougall recovers overlooked narratives of Irish women artists, weaving together craft, textile history, and cultural heritage. She reflects on the sisters’ legacy in embroidery and design, and how her own work engages with those legacies in contemporary contexts.

Subject

Irish art history; women artists; Yeats sisters; embroidery & craft; cultural heritage; feminist art; contemporary practice; textile design.

Period11 Jul 2025

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • Titlehttps://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-moncrieff/the-untold-story-of-the-yeats-sisters
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletNewstalk
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size10 mins
    Country/TerritoryIreland
    Date11/07/25
    DescriptionLive radio interview on Moncrieff, featuring Lyndsey McDougall, artist and art historian, discussing her research and creative project about the sisters Lily Yeats and Elizabeth Yeats. The conversation delves into how McDougall recovers overlooked narratives of Irish women artists, weaving together craft, textile history, and cultural heritage. She reflects on the sisters’ legacy in embroidery and design, and how her own work engages with those legacies in contemporary contexts.
    Producer/AuthorMoncrieff on Newstalk
    URLhttps://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-moncrieff/the-untold-story-of-the-yeats-sisters
    PersonsLyndsey McDougall

Conference

TitleThe 2025 Yeats Sisters Symposium
LocationTaney Parish Centre, Dundrum, County Dublin., Dublin , Ireland
Period12 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025
Linkhttps://theyeatssisters.com/2025-symposium/

Keywords

  • Irish art history.
  • Yeats sisters
  • embroidery
  • Craftmanship
  • cultural heritage
  • Textiles
  • Irish Arts and Crafts Movement
  • feminist lens