Women of Belfast
work by McWilliam
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F.E. McWilliam was an Irish sculptor known for his Surrealist abstract works. While his art was rarely political, he created a powerful series of bronze sculptures titled Women of Belfast in 1972–73. This series was a direct response to the bombing of the Abercorn restaurant in Belfast. McWilliam's work often featured biomorphic forms and the Surrealist technique of juxtaposing disparate elements for dramatic effect.1
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