The artist, art historian, painter, and sculptor Brian O'Doherty (who was born in County Roscommon in 1934) moved to the USA in 1961 and in 1972 continued making his art under the pseudonym Patrick Ireland, until peace was restored in Ireland.
The artist, art historian, painter, and sculptor Brian O'Doherty (who was born in County Roscommon in 1934) moved to the USA in 1961. In 1972 as a protest to the Bloody Sunday killings in Derry he changed his artistic identity, making his art under the pseudonym Patrick Ireland, until peace was restored in Ireland.