biography of Patrick John MONAHAN (1882-1931)

Birth place: Des Moines, IA

Addresses: Woodcliff, NY; Dover, NJ

Profession: Painter, illustrator and designer

Studied: Prof. Charles A. Cumming; ASL; Chicago, Minneapolis & St. Louis.

Exhibited: Illustrators Exhs., U.S. & abroad.

Member: SI, 1912

Comments: One of Cumming's first pupils and an outstanding draughtsman; made murals and decorations for Catholic churches as well as cover designs and illustrations for leading magazines. Had a studio in NYC.

Sources: Ness & Orwig, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years, 148; WW25.