‘Joining Maud Gonne’s family didn’t strike me as anything special’: 96-year-old Imogen Stuart on her extraordinary life
Filmmaker Emile Dinneen’s new documentary tells the story of his grandmother, the sculptor Imogen Stuart. She talks about marrying Maud Gonne’s grandson, her father’s escape from the Nazis, and why art is her sanctuary
Imogen Stuart with her grandson Emile, Picture: Mark Condren
When filmmaker Emile Dinneen decided to make an arts documentary about his grandmother, the celebrated sculptor Imogen Stuart, he thought it would serve as a swan song of sorts, following the last years of her life.
He didn’t expect the documentary to take 13 years to make. Neither did he expect his grandmother to live well beyond the average life expectancy.
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