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James McDonnough

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James McDonnough (1820 - 1903) was active/lived in New York.  James McDonnough is known for Banknote engraver, landscape painter.

A prominent banknote engraver, James McDonnough was also a landscape painter, who traveled with Ephraim George Squier to Nicaragua in 1849-50. Upon his return he exhibited exhibited a view of Peru at the National Academy of Design, and in 1888 he exhibited a scene of Central America.

Apparently he had little financial success with his paintings. His living and primary recognition came from his as an engraver of bank notes. From 1887 to 1896, living in New York City, he served as President of the American Bank Note Company.

He died in 1903.

Source:
Katherine Manthorne, "North American Artists: Latin America, 1839-1879"
Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"

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7 Book References for James McDonnough
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1989 Manthorne, Katherine Emma Tropical Renaissance North American Artists: Latin America 1839-1879 235 Yes
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)		 1075 No
1953 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union 0 No
1943 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett National Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
1896 Toppan, Robert N.A. A Hundred Years of Banknote Engraving in the United States 0 Yes
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