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= Seamus Murphy =

Later Life
In the later years of Murphy’s life, more achievements were made, and more milestones were reached. In 1950, when Murphy was 43 years old, he originally published his own autobiography. This book was titled “Stone Mad”, and it is mainly focused on the art of stone sculptures and how this form of art began to die out during the 1940s. This book is now considered a class as it is a celebration of a practice that stems from the medieval period.

In 1954, while Murphy was 47 years old, he successfully became a full, fellow member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, even though he seldom presented his works of art. At this point, he had been an elective associate since 1944. Following this success, Seamus Murphy was selected to be appointed Royal Hibernian Academy Professor of Sculpture in 1964.

On November 23, 1965, Seamus Murphy sat down and did an interview on the Irish television programme which was called In Ireland Now with Séamus Paircéir. When he was asked about his particular interest in heads, he explained that he found human beings to be interesting, that these heads themselves are challenging but there is also a chance of finding out something you did not know before.

Death
In the year 1975 on October 2nd, Seamus Murphy sadly passed away, aged 68. He passed away in Cork and he is now buried in Rathcooney in his native city of County Cork, where he and his eight siblings were born.