Fitting tribute to one of Ireland’s great art educators

Jacqueline Stanley tells Alan O’Riordan about the legacy of her late husband Campbell Bruce, former professor of fine arts at NCAD

CAMPBELL BRUCE, who died in February last year, was a highly influential figure in the development of the visual arts in Ireland, holding the position of professor of fine arts at NCAD for 20 years from 1975.

Several generations of Irish artists benefitted from Bruce’s ability to draw in talents such as Nigel Rolfe, Joseph Beuys and Patrick Scott as teachers and assessors.