Richard Arthur Crosswaite Murry (8 May 1902 – December 1984) was a British

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Biography

Murry was born in London and, encouraged by his brother

John Middleton Murry John Middleton Murry (6 August 1889 – 12 March 1957) was an English writer. He was a prolific author, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime. ...

, studied book production at the Central School of Arts and Crafts before enrolling at the

Slade School of Fine Art The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...

where, in 1925, he was awarded a Robert Rose scholarship. Murry went on to serve as secretary of the New English Art Club for three years before teaching at the Architectural Association and then at Surbition Grammar School, from 1930 to 1938. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Murry served in the

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

and with the Royal Naval Film Unit while continuing to paint. The War Artists' Advisory Committee purchased one of these paintings and it is now held by the

Imperial War Museum Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military ...

in London. Shortly before the war, Murry had taken the post of librarian at the Central School and he returned to this position after his military service. His work was part of the painting event at the art competition at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Murry retired from the Central School in 1967, having also acted as secretary to the

Art Workers' Guild The Art Workers' Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of British painters, sculptors, architects, and designers associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of a ...

. Throughout his career Murry exhibited with the London Group, the

Royal Society of British Artists The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy. History The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...

and the

Royal Institute of Oil Painters The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, also known as ROI, is an association of painters in London, England, and is the only major art society which features work done only in oil. It is a member society of the Federation of British Artists. Histor ...

. He also exhibited at both the Leger and Goupil Galleries and Sally Hunter Fine Art hosted a memorial exhibition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murry, Richard 1902 births 1984 deaths 20th-century English male artists 20th-century English painters Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Artists from London British war artists English male painters Olympic competitors in art competitions People from Dulwich Royal Marines personnel of World War II World War II artists