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1903 Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland - 1985. Known for: Painting, drawing, teaching.
Alexander Graham Munro (1903-1985) attended the Royal Scottish Academy Life School where he won first prize in drawing. In 1925 he won the Chalmers-Jarvis Bursary prize, the Keith prize and the... Read full biography
Alexander Graham Munro (1903-1985) attended the Royal Scottish Academy Life School where he won first prize in drawing. In 1925 he won the Chalmers-Jarvis Bursary prize, the Keith prize and the Carnegie traveling scholarship. He studied in Paris with Andre Lhote, and spent time working in Holland,... Read full biography
Alexander Graham Munro (1903-1985) attended the Royal Scottish Academy Life School where he won first prize in drawing. In 1925 he won the Chalmers-Jarvis Bursary prize, the Keith prize and the Carnegie traveling scholarship. He studied in Paris with Andre Lhote, and spent time working in Holland, Italy, Denmark and Norway. During the late 1920s Munro traveled extensively in Morocco, staying for long periods in Marrakesh, Fez, the Ouriki Valley and villages in the Atlas Mountains, and then to... Read full biography
Alexander Graham Munro (1903-1985) attended the Royal Scottish Academy Life School where he won first prize in drawing. In 1925 he won the Chalmers-Jarvis Bursary prize, the Keith prize and the Carnegie traveling scholarship. He studied in Paris with Andre Lhote, and spent time working in Holland, Italy, Denmark and Norway. During the late 1920s Munro traveled extensively in Morocco, staying for long periods in Marrakesh, Fez, the Ouriki Valley and villages in the Atlas Mountains, and then to Tunisia and Algiers. The watercolours were characterised with intense colour and superb draughtsmanship. In 1932 he married Ruth Morwood, also an artist. They returned to North Africa and the Mediterranean together on many occasions. He exhibited... Read full biography
Alexander Graham Munro (1903-1985) attended the Royal Scottish Academy Life School where he won first prize in drawing. In 1925 he won the Chalmers-Jarvis Bursary prize, the Keith prize and the Carnegie traveling scholarship. He studied in Paris with Andre Lhote, and spent time working in Holland, Italy, Denmark and Norway. During the late 1920s Munro traveled extensively in Morocco, staying for long periods in Marrakesh, Fez, the Ouriki Valley and villages in the Atlas Mountains, and then to Tunisia and Algiers. The watercolours were characterised with intense colour and superb draughtsmanship. In 1932 he married Ruth Morwood, also an artist. They returned to North Africa and the Mediterranean together on many occasions. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy* and the Royal Society of Watercolour Artists. He lived in Edinburgh and worked successively as Art... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Conte Crayon
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Teacher
- •Andre Lhote
Art School
- •Royal Scottish Academy Life School, Student
- •Royal Scottish Academy Life School, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Carnegie Foundation Fellowship, Grant
Added Description
- •Married to an Artist