UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

The Corresponence of James McNeil Whistler

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W. Macdonald, ??-??

Nationality: British
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W. Macdonald was a Manchester house painter.

Life:

MacDonald, a grainer, marbler and sign writer, shared with JW a grievance against Ruskin. He felt that the critic was unfairly critical of his profession. He wrote to JW around 1878 wanting his help in giving Ruskin 'a proper dressing' (#03712).

Bibliography:

Chelsea, Pimlico, Belgravia Directory, London, 1881, 1886/1887.