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159. Jim FitzPatrick: Artist - Part 1
Episode 159 - Fender Jackson chats with legendary artist Jim Fitzpatrick at his studio in Howth, County Dublin, recorded at 12 noon on Saturday, 3rd May 2025.
Conversation includes: introductions; early life in Glasnevin and Drumcondra; pensions; Patrick Whelan; Thomas Fitzpatrick and The Lepracaun magazine; family life; Irish genetics; Ian Adamson; the genetic vs. mythological history of Ireland; the Celts originating from Scythia; Aoife McLysaght and Lara Cassidy; Ireland’s connection to Egypt; Meritaten, Scota and Akhenaten (Tutankhamun's father); Clonycavan Man; Anatolia; red headed people including Jesus and Judas Iscariot; the Irish lineage of red heads starting with Joseph of the Technicolor Dreamboat fame; the Irish Annals; the Fomorians (the first race of people in Ireland); Aillwee bear living alongside first Irish settlers; the first Irish and British settlers people were black skinned and blue eyed; the Semitic link to the Irish; Milesians, Hebrews and the Gaels; Red Sea; Irish Frankenstein, John Tenniel’s anti Irish cartoons and Thomas Nast; f**king advertising visuals; storyboard; being an honorary guest at comic and hanging out with Jack Kirby; making more money in advertising than the president; being rescued by Thin Lizzy; Capella and Tara Telephone; The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook; Alan Aldridge; Hibernia Magazine; Bernadette Devlin; Philip Lynott; Frank Murray; Dublin Arts Council; Peter Fallon & Eamon Carr; BP Fallon; Tim Booth; Brian Robertson; Scott Gorham; designing ‘Vagabonds For The Western World’; ‘Jailbreak’ and Marvel Comics; the working process for Thin Lizzy; artwork appearing in exhibitions; Mucha; copyright; soccer, and other topics.
The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of The Ireland Podcast. All content is provided for informational and historical purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and consider multiple sources.
Relevant Links
www.jimfitzpatrick.com
Additional Links
www.instagram.com/jimfitzpatrick
www.facebook.com/jimfitzpatrickgallery
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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By Salthill MediaEpisode 159 - Fender Jackson chats with legendary artist Jim Fitzpatrick at his studio in Howth, County Dublin, recorded at 12 noon on Saturday, 3rd May 2025.
Conversation includes: introductions; early life in Glasnevin and Drumcondra; pensions; Patrick Whelan; Thomas Fitzpatrick and The Lepracaun magazine; family life; Irish genetics; Ian Adamson; the genetic vs. mythological history of Ireland; the Celts originating from Scythia; Aoife McLysaght and Lara Cassidy; Ireland’s connection to Egypt; Meritaten, Scota and Akhenaten (Tutankhamun's father); Clonycavan Man; Anatolia; red headed people including Jesus and Judas Iscariot; the Irish lineage of red heads starting with Joseph of the Technicolor Dreamboat fame; the Irish Annals; the Fomorians (the first race of people in Ireland); Aillwee bear living alongside first Irish settlers; the first Irish and British settlers people were black skinned and blue eyed; the Semitic link to the Irish; Milesians, Hebrews and the Gaels; Red Sea; Irish Frankenstein, John Tenniel’s anti Irish cartoons and Thomas Nast; f**king advertising visuals; storyboard; being an honorary guest at comic and hanging out with Jack Kirby; making more money in advertising than the president; being rescued by Thin Lizzy; Capella and Tara Telephone; The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook; Alan Aldridge; Hibernia Magazine; Bernadette Devlin; Philip Lynott; Frank Murray; Dublin Arts Council; Peter Fallon & Eamon Carr; BP Fallon; Tim Booth; Brian Robertson; Scott Gorham; designing ‘Vagabonds For The Western World’; ‘Jailbreak’ and Marvel Comics; the working process for Thin Lizzy; artwork appearing in exhibitions; Mucha; copyright; soccer, and other topics.
The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of The Ireland Podcast. All content is provided for informational and historical purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and consider multiple sources.
Relevant Links
www.jimfitzpatrick.com
Additional Links
www.instagram.com/jimfitzpatrick
www.facebook.com/jimfitzpatrickgallery
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.