Friendship
Object number2015.114.34
Artist
Ron Donoughe
Date2014
MediumVarnish/Glue/Ink/Paper/Paint/Wood/Graphite/Birch/Oil Paint
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from Pittsburgh Foundation, Heinz Endowments, and Fine Foundation.
DescriptionOil painting on rectangular Baltic birch panel depicting a home in the Friendship neighborhood of Pittsburgh.Dimensions9 x 12 x 0.75 in. (22.9 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm)Signed"R Donoughe 14" painted in light purple in lower right corner.
InscriptionsText on back in black ink: in top left corner "34", across the top center "FRIENDSHIP", and in top right corner "Jan 2014"; below this, on the right side "S. Fairmont / Painted / From / Montsorri [sic] / School"; cleat cuts off lower half of a second phrase "S. FAIRMONT" written just above it; to the right of the cleat "MONTSORRI [sic] SCHOOL"; below the cleat "JAN 2014", and across the lower center section "Ron Donoughe".
Historical NotesIn 2013-2014, Pittsburgh artist Ron Donoughe undertook the project of painting all 90 of Pittsburgh's neighborhoods in a single year. Inspired by an Internet map of the city's neighborhoods, he decided to paint them in alphabetical order and to complete the project within a single year to capture the changing seasons. Donoughe set out to paint two neighborhoods a week, often driving or walking each area before deciding on his "subject." A plein-air painter he worked outside in each neighborhood, capturing the natural light and shadows. Most of the small works are painted on Baltic birch, a few are on linen panels. The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts exhibited the 90 paintings from May 15 through August 9, 2015, and collaborated with the artist on a book and poster. A native of Loretto, Pennsylvania, Donoughe lives in Pittsburgh and maintains a studio in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of the city. He received a B.A. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pa. and studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts. He is best known for his realistic landscape paintings of this region, often painted from life - working outside and capturing a scene in a single day - preserving a moment in time. Donoughe's work can be found in many corporate and private collections including the Westmoreland Museum of Art and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art. His interest in plein-art painting led to the formation of The Plein-Air Painters of Western Pennsylvania.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Montessori School
On View
On view
