- Patrick Tuohy
Patrick Joseph Tuohy (1894 – 1930) was an Irish
portrait , narrative, and genre painter.Born in
Dublin , 1894 with a severely deformed left hand, Tuohy was the son of a doctor from poor origins inCounty Mayo . [ [http://www.phryne.com/artists/84-16-98.HTM] Tuohy at Phryne. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2008.] His artistic talent was spotted byPadraig Pearse , who encouraged his father to enroll him in the Metropolitan School of Art. He was taught byWilliam Orpen and became a professor of painting and a member of theRoyal Hibernian Academy . He became associated with the Republican movement and was selected byJames Joyce to paint his father and other family members. His work was admired byLiam O'Flaherty , Austin Clarke andSean Keating , as well as many others. [Murphy, Patrick J. Patrick Tuohy: From Conversations With His Friends. Townhouse, Dublin. 2004. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2008.] Tuohy suffered frommanic depression yet his artwork exhibits a calm and consistent realism. He moved toColumbia, South Carolina in 1927 thereafter settling inNew York and died tragically, committing suicide by gas in 1930. [ [http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/t/Tuohy,P/life.htm] Tuohy at Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2008.]References
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* [http://www.artnet.com/Artists/LotDetailPage.aspx?lot_id=F6EF02B2257212438C6FBBE017365D07 Tuohy's Portrait of May Power]
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