Edward John Carlos Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany (10 September 1939 – 24 May 2011),
Early life
Plunkett was born in Dublin on September 10, 1939, and brought to Brazil for the years of World War II, returning to Ireland at the age of 7, speaking only Brazilian Portuguese.
Career
Plunkett apprenticed with Loio Persio in Rio de Janeiro from 1961 to 1962, and worked and studied gravure with S.W. Hayter in Paris in 1962. He then attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1962 to 1964.
He was also successful at product design. His last architectural work was the contemporary conversion of an 18th-century wing of Dunsany Castle into a studio and exhibition area. The six pallbearers were his sons and stepson, a family friend and Dunsany curator, and two members of the Castle staff. A memorial service was held in Dunsany Parish Church a week after the funeral.
References
External sources
- Edward Plunkett's website as artist
- Dunsany.net (family website)
- Obituary of Lord Dunsany, The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2011
- Obituary of Lord Dunsany, The Meath Chronicle, 6 June 2011