This
magazine published in New York has a cover with a reproduction of a painting by
Dungarvan born artist Power O'Malley titled: 'The Hill of Muckish'.
Michael Augustine Power O'Malley was born in
Mary Street, Dungarvan on the 19th of January 1877. His parents were Michael Power and Bridget
Hannigan. When his father died his
mother married Dennis O'Malley and the artist combined the two surnames and
signed all his work Power O'Malley.
He
settled in New York where he acquired work as a magazine illustrator. He returned to Ireland regularly and painted
landscapes and people mainly in the West of Ireland. He had a retrospective show in Waterford City
in 1939. He died in New York on the 3rd of July 1946 aged 68.
Waterford County Museum has examples of his
work such as this magazine cover.
