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William Grant Murray
Born(1877-08-11)11 August 1877
Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died17 December 1950(1950-12-17) (aged 73)
Swansea, Wales
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Art teacher
  • Art gallery curator
  • Painter

William Grant Murray (11 August 1877 – 11 November 1950), usually known as Grant Murray, was a British art teacher, gallery curator and artist. He was Principal of Swansea Art School from 1908 to 1943, and the first curator of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, from 1910 to 1950.[1] He played a leading part in the artistic life of Swansea between the wars.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Portrait of William Grant Murray – Alfred Janes". Swansea Museum. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Twigg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Govier, Stephen J. (1994). "William Grant Murray, 1877–1950, and 'the Swansea school'". Gower. 45. The Gower Society: 23–31. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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