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 some of the most well known names in Australian art, including Raynor Hoff and Julian Ashton. Despite his career as an architect, he also turned his hand to bookbinding, etching, linocut and wood engraving. After moving to the UK in 1926, he became an important modernist architect with a substantial reputation before the 1939-45 War.
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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
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
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Other occupations
  • Official British war artist
  • Architect
  • Official war artist
  • Architect
References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : 548/1896'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 6768/1903'.>, <ExternalResource: Raymond McGrath (1 January 1934), '20th Century Houses'.>, <ExternalResource: Donal O'Donovan (1995), 'God’s Architect. A life of Raymond McGrath,', Kilbride Books, unknown, Ireland.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : 548/1896'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 6768/1903'.>]
Alternative names
  • Raymond H. McGrath
  • Raymond H. McGrath
Related people
  • Hoff, Rayner (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Taylor, Walter (associate of)
  • McGrath, Edith M. (child of)
  • McGrath, Herbert E. (child of)
  • Hoff, Rayner (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Taylor, Walter (associate of)
  • McGrath, Edith M. (child of)
  • McGrath, Herbert E. (child of)
Related works
  • The Seven Songs of Meadow Lane (creator of)
  • The Seven Songs of Meadow Lane (creator of)
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