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Murray was born in Aberdeen and studied at The Glasgow School of Art for three years. He served with the ‘White Army’ in Russia from 1918-1920, joining a diverse group of counter-revolutionary forces who fought against the Bolsheviks. On his return to Glasgow, Murray won the Prix de Rome for etching and studied at the British School in Rome from 1922-1925. He travelled extensively in Europe but came back to Glasgow in 1926 to teach engraving at the School of Art (he taught ood engraving 1926/27, colour book printing 1927/28, metal engraving 1930/31, etching 1931/32), and later lived in Leeds and Middlesex. Died 17 March 1954 in London. There was a Memorial exhibition at Temple Newsam, Leeds, 1955.

Murray was born in Aberdeen and studied at The Glasgow School of Art for three years. He served with the ‘White Army’ in Russia from 1918-1920, joining a diverse group of counter-revolutionary forces who fought against the Bolsheviks. On his return to Glasgow, Murray won the Prix de Rome for etching and studied at the British School in Rome from 1922-1925. He travelled extensively in Europe but came back to Glasgow in 1926 to teach engraving at the School of Art (he taught ood engraving 1926/27, colour book printing 1927/28, metal engraving 1930/31, etching 1931/32), and later lived in Leeds and Middlesex. Died 17 March 1954 in London. There was a Memorial exhibition at Temple Newsam, Leeds, 1955.

etching on paper
Dimensions: 257 x 192 mm

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