Irish writers are the subject of the exhibition that opened this weekend at the McMullen Musuem of Art. “Literary Lives: Portraits from the Crawford Art Gallery and Abbey Theatre, Ireland” captures the visages of Irish writers by Irish artists in painting, sculpture and photography. Writers included are: William Butler Yeats, Jonathan Swift, Elizabeth Bowen, Frank O’Connor and Seamus Heaney, among others. The exhibition is on display until December 5.