Geneva Window

The Geneva Window is a stained glass window consisting of eight panels, created by Harry Clarke from 1927 to 1930. It was originally commissioned by the Irish Free State government for the International Labour Building of the League of Nations in Geneva. However, it was rejected, by W. T. Cosgrave and others, for being "offensive", "too provocative" and "unrepresentative". It was instead installed in Government Buildings on Merrion Square before being purchased by Clarke's widow, Margaret, in 1933 for its original cost of IR£450. The window was exhibited at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin and by the Fine Art Society in London before being acquired by Mitchell Wolfson Jr. in 1988.