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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Patrick Tuohy
- Patrick Joseph Tuohy (27 February 1894 – August, 1930) was an Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter. Born in Dublin, 27 February 1894, with a severely deformed left hand, Tuohy was the son of a respected surgeon from poor origins in County Mayo.
- His artistic talent was spotted by Padraig Pearse, who encouraged his father to enroll him in the Metropolitan School of Art.
- He was taught by William Orpen and became a professor of painting and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.
- Along with his father he fought in the Easter Rising and was based alongside James Connolly in the General Post Office.
- He became associated with the Republican movement and was selected by James Joyce to paint his father and other family members.
- His work was admired by Liam O'Flaherty, Austin Clarke and Sean Keating, as well as many others.
- Tuohy suffered from manic depression yet his artwork exhibits a calm and consistent realism.
- He moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 1927, thereafter settling in New York City.
- He committed suicide by gas in 1930.
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