Don Donaghy
Don Donaghy was a member of the New York school of photography.
Donaghy studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art after which he pursued street photography in Philadelphia and New York City using a Leica 35mm camera. His first exhibition Two Young Philadelphians: Don Donaghy & George Krause, was held in 1962. Donaghy's first published work was a re-creation of this exhibition in the Fall 1962 issue of Contemporary Photographer, titled same as the show.
The landmark exhibition and publication The New York School, Photographs 1936-63, by Jane Livingston, includes a selection of Donaghy's photographs. Donaghy is featured in "The Last Photographic Heroes: American Photographers of the Sixties and Seventies", by Gilles Mora.
In addition to photography, Donaghy worked as a film editor and a cameraman. While living in Boulder, CO, he was also a construction foreman. He died on July 23, 2008.
Publications with contributions by Donaghy
- The New York School, Photographs 1936-63.. By Jane Livingston.
- The Last Photographic Heroes: American Photographers of the Sixties and Seventies.. By Gilles Mora.
Exhibitions
- Three Photographers: Nicholas Dean, Bill Hanson, Don Donaghy
- Photography 63/An International Exhibition (George Eastman House database)
- Six Photographers I (George Eastman House database)
- Chance Encounters: Photographs from the Collection of Norman Carr and Carolyn Kinder Carr
- , Milwaukee Art Museum, 2010