Comments on: Don Donaghy, Photographer, 1936-2008

By: Michael W

Michael W — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:36:54 +0000

I just discovered his work today via some 1960s images published in a magazine. I love his photo of a woman’s legs seen through a broken shop window with a bright jagged diagonal running across the glass. Hopefully a book will be out soon, work of this quality should be collected and presented.

By: Mark L. Power

Mark L. Power — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:43:21 +0000

I appreciate your comments. Your cousin was a significant artist and I hope before long the world or at least the art world will realize that. I was lucky enough to meet Don when we were both very young and at the time of course I had no inkling of the significance of his work; we just had fun shooting together one day. I think I saw him once or twice after that in Philadelphia then we both went our separate ways and I didn’t see Don again for more than forty years! But I did keep track of him through mutual friends over the years.

By: lordsomber

lordsomber — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:15:36 +0000

Don was my mother’s cousin. I am unfortunate to have never met him, but thank you for this retrospective.

By: Mark L. Power

Mark L. Power — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:49:57 +0000

As far as I know the monograph is still in the works. You might contact Hemphill fine Arts at gallery@hemphillfinearts.com – they are currently representing Don’s work I believe.

Mark

By: Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:50:10 +0000

I don’t know if anyone is paying attention to this post any more, but you mentioned that a monograph was to be published. The Nazraeli website has no mention of it. Did it ever come to pass? Aside from “The New York School” is there any of his work published anywhere?

By: Richard Ziglar

Richard Ziglar — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:55:22 +0000

I first heard of Don when my aunt Yvonne gave me a painting of his. Aunt Yvonne had been a nurse who worked with Don’s father-in-law in Lexington NC. Apparently she bought this painting from Don’s mother-in-law.

The painting is an abstract, joyful montage of colors. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me every night I come home and see it in the hallway. It speaks well of the person who created it.