American artist Robert Henri first visited Achill Island, Co Mayo, Ireland, in 1913 and returned annually between 1924 and 1928. Robert Henri bought a house on Achill and painted hundreds of portraits of Achill Island people, particularly children.

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Robert Henri picture gallery

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Jimmy O'D by Robert Henri
Jimmy O'D by Robert Henri
Annie Lavelle by Robert Henri
Annie Lavelle by Robert Henri
Smiling Tom by Robert Henri
Smiling Tom by Robert Henri
An Irish Lad by Robert Henri
An Irish Lad by Robert Henri (1927)
Minaun Cliffs, Achill, by Robert Henri
Minaun Cliffs, Achill, by Robert Henri (1913)
Birdeen (McNamara) by Robert Henri
Birdeen (Birdeen McNamara) by Robert Henri (1924)
Old Johnnie by Robert Henri
Old Johnnie (Johnnie Cummings) by Robert Henri (1913)
Achill Girl by Robert Henri
Achill Girl (Mary O'Donnel) by Robert Henri (1913)

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Further Reading

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Paul Henry
by S.B. Kennedy

Robert Henri & His Circle
by W. Homer

My People: The Portraits of Robert Henri
By Valerie Ann Leeds

Robert Henri: His Life and Art
by Bennard Perlman