Raymond McGrath b. 7 March 1903

Also known as Raymond H. McGrath
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Painter)
Raymond McGrath studied under Raynor Hoff and Julian Ashton. He trained in architecture but also turned his hand to bookbinding, etching, linocut and wood engraving. After moving to the UK in 1926, he became an important London modernist architect before the 1939-45 War. He published a major survey of modernist domestic architecture and a later volume on architectural glass.
Name
Raymond McGrath
Also known as Raymond H. McGrath
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Official British war artist
  • Architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Birth date
7 March 1903
Birth place
Ryde, Sydney, NSW
Death date
23 December 1977
Death place
Dublin, Ireland
Active Period
  • 1924 - 1926
  • 1923 - 1924
  • 1921 - 1923
Residence
  • London, England, UK
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1926 Westminster School of Art, London, England, UK
  • 1921 - 1926 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English