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James MacDonald (Canadian Director)
James MacDonald or Macdonald may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven * James Stuart MacDonald (1878–1952), art critic and Director of the Art Gallery of NSW *Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) (1906–1991), voice of Mickey Mouse *James D. Macdonald (born 1954), American author and critic *James MacDonald (actor), Canadian actor *James Macdonald (director) (born 1958), British theater and film director *James Wilson Alexander MacDonald, American sculptor Politics *Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet (1784–1832), British Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sutherland, Calne, and Hampshire * James William MacDonald (1811–1881), politician in colonial South Australia and Colonial Treasurer * James E. MacDonald (1842–1903), former politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada *James MacDonald (trade unionist) (1857–1938), Secretary of the London Trades Council *James A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stuart MacDonald
James Stuart MacDonald (28 March 187812 November 1952) was an Australian artist, art critic and Director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1929 to 1937. Early life MacDonald was born on 28 March 1878 in Carlton, Melbourne, the son of solicitor Hector MacDonald and his American wife Anna Louisa, née Flett. He attended Kew High School and Hawthorn Grammar School, but proved unsuccessful in his studies. As a child, MacDonald met many painters through family connections and, in the mid-1890s, studied at the National Gallery of Victoria's school.Geoffrey Serle, 'MacDonald, James Stuart (Jimmy) (1878 - 1952)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp 251-252. MacDonald left Australia for London in 1898 to attend the Westminster School of Art. He then spent five years in Paris where he attended the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi. He exhibited his works in Paris at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Old Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |