Lot 146: John Ryan (1925-1992) THE LOST ANCHOR and THE LANDING PLACE, DUNQUIN DINGLE, COUNTY KERRY (A PAIR) signed lower left and lower right respectively

John Ryan (1925-1992) THE LOST ANCHOR and THE LANDING PLACE, DUNQUIN DINGLE, COUNTY KERRY (A PAIR) signed lower left and lower right respectively acrylic on board 25 by 33cm., 10 by 13in. each Broadcaster, author, editor, theatre set designer, actor, producer, publican and painter - John Ryan was a well-known figure in Dublin for over fifty years. He studied at the National College of Art and from 1946 onwards exhibited regularly with the RHA, the Oireachtas and the Living Art exhibitions. He was editor of the literary and arts journals, Envoy (1949-51) and The Dublin Magazine (1969-74), as well as a long-time contributor to Sunday Miscellany on Radio Eireann. In 1975 he published a book of his reminiscences of literary Dublin entitled Remembering How We Stood, featuring stories of his friends including Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanagh and the many Dublin characters who patronised his famous pub, "The Bailey" in Duke Street.