Harry Raynor b. 12 June 1891

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Harry Raynor's portraits and Aboriginal studies of the 1920s and 1930s make an important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal representations from this period.
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Name
Harry Raynor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • designer (ANZSIC code: 6924) (designer in the architectural practice of Chris Cowper, Melbourne, VIC)
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220) (teacher at technical schools in Brunswick, Sunshine and Caulfield in Victoria and at the Bendigo School of Mines)
  • junior art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) (junior art teacher at the Gordon Institute (1917-1924))
  • shipping clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291) (shipping clerk with the firm of Huddart Smit)
Birth date
12 June 1891
Death date
14 August 1963
Death note
at Muswellbrook, NSW
Active Period
  • 1925 - 1935
Residence
  • Melbourne,Victoria
Training
  • evening classes in drawing, building construction, 1917 - 1919 Gordon Institute, Geelong, VIC
  • drawing and design, 1909 - 1912 Gordon Institute, Geelong, VIC
  • secondary school, Gordon Institute, Geelong, VIC
Languages
  • English

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References [<ExternalResource: Raynor, Harry, 'biography and documents', supplied to the author by Margaret Chalmers (nee Raynor).>, <ExternalResource: (21 March 1934), 'An exhibition of waterolour studies of the Victorian Aborigines, 21 -29 March 1934.', J. Hogan & Sons, Melbourne.>, <ExternalResource: 'Artist on need to record Aborigines' (March 1934), Herald, p. 10.>, <ExternalResource: Bell, George (19 September 1933), 'Three Art Exhibitions Reviewed', Sun.>, <ExternalResource: (15 September 1933), ''Painting our Aborigines,' Argus, 15 September, 1933, p.4.', Argus, p.4.>, <ExternalResource: (19 September 1933), 'Paintings of Aborigines', Argus, p. 4.>, <ExternalResource: Kleinert, Sylvia (2000), ''The politics of portraiture,' in Recognition: Percy Leason's Aboriginal portraits', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, (unpaged).>, <ExternalResource: Streeton, Arthur (11 September 1933), 'Two art shows, Aborigines and watercolours', Argus.>, <ExternalResource: Streeton, Arthur (21 March 1934), 'Aborigines in Watercolour', Argus, p. 5.>, <ExternalResource: Young, Blamire (18 September 1933), 'Aboriginal Studies', Herald, p. 19.>, <ExternalResource: Young, Blamire (22 March 1934), 'Watercolours of Natives: Mr Raynor's records of dying race', Herald, p. 8.>, <ExternalResource: Young, Blamire (6 May 1934), 'Artist turned ethnologist', Herald.>] [<ExternalResource: Raynor, Harry, 'biography and documents', supplied to the author by Margaret Chalmers (nee Raynor).>]