Famine Mother and Children

John Behan is an Irish Sculptor artist from Dublin. He has completed several famine pieces showcasing the suffering that existed during the Great Famine. 

The Sculpture was inspired by the well known illustration that was showcased in "The London Illustrated News" on 12/22/1849 of mother Bridget O'Donnel and her children. 

Image Source: 

Behan, John. Famine Mother & Children. 2000, bronze, 23 × 9.5 × 4 in., Object #2000.4, Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, https://www.ighm.org/collection.html. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.

Works Cited: 

Stevenson, Maura. “About the Artist: John Behan.” Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, https://www.ighm.org/collection.html. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.