biography of James Goodwin MCMANUS (1882-1958)

Birth place: Hartford, CT

Death place: Old Lyme, CT

Addresses: Hartford/Lyme, CT (Hamburg Cove)

Profession: Painter, teacher

Studied: C.N. Flagg; R.B. Brandegee; W.G. Bunce; M. Flagg; W. Griffin.

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1925; New Haven PCC, 1928 (prize); CAFA, prizes in 1922-23, 1928-30, 1933.

Member: CAFA (pres.); Hartford Municipal AS; SC; Springfield AL; Lyme AA; New Haven PCC; Hartford Salmagundians (pres.); Conn. AA.

Work: State Capitol, Hartford; Dauntless Cl., Essex, CT; Beach Mem. Coll., Storrs, CT.

Comments: Painted portraits and landscapes. Positions: teacher, Conn. ASL, Hartford Public H.S.

Sources: WW40; Art in Conn.: Between World Wars; Falk, Exh. Record Series.