Paul McDonough (photographer)
Paul McDonough | |
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| Born | Paul Andrew McDonough February 18, 1941 |
| Died | March 25, 2025 (aged 84) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Suffolk University |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Street photography |
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| Children | 1 |
Paul Andrew McDonough (February 18, 1941 – March 25, 2025) was an American street photographer, who lived in New York City.[1][2][3] His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York[4] and in 1981 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.[5]
Early life and education
Paul Andrew McDonough was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on February 18, 1941. He was educated at Suffolk University's New England School of Art.[6]
Life and work
His initial interest was in painting, but he soon embraced photography after graduating in 1964.[6] He spent early years in Vermont and Massachusetts before moving to New York later in the decade.[6] He began gaining attention for his street photography in the 1970s.[6]
McDonough taught at numerous art schools, including Marymount Manhattan College, the Pratt Institute, the Parsons School of Design, the School of Visual Arts, and Yale University.[6] He published several books of his photography, with the last being Headed West in 2021.[6]
He died from Alzheimer's disease at a care facility in Brooklyn, on March 25, 2025, at the age of 84.[6]
Personal life
McDonough was married to Judy Greenwood, though they later divorced. He then married Yona Zeldis, with whom he had a son.[6]
Publications
- New York Photographs 1968–1978. New York: Umbrage, 2010. ISBN 978-1884167997. With an essay by Susan Kismaric and a transcript of an interview with McDonough by Albert Mobilio.[7][8][9]
- Sight Seeing. New York: Sasha Wolf; Purple Martin, 2014. With an introduction by Wolf.[10]
- Headed West. West Midlands, UK: Stanley/Barker, 2021. ISBN 978-1-913288-23-5.[11]
Awards
Collections
McDonough's work is held in the following permanent collection:
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 6 prints (as of July 2021)[4]
References
- ^ "Paul McDonough - Artists - Joseph Bellows Gallery". www.josephbellows.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "Paul McDonough". cnn.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "The big picture: sandcastles on America's final frontier". The Observer. May 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Paul A. McDonough". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Paul A. McDonough". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Roberts, Sam (April 3, 2025). "Paul McDonough, Whose Photographs Evoked Street Life, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Als, Hilton (December 10, 2010). "On the Street Post-Bresson". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "The Wild Streets of New York of the 1960s and '70s". Slate. March 18, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ McDonough, Paul (November 3, 2010). "New York Photographs 1968–1978". The Paris Review. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Als, Hilton (December 29, 2014). "Sightseeing with Paul McDonough". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ "A portrait of American street life in the analogue era". Huck Magazine. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.