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'''Cecil Maguire''' (1930–2020) was an Irish landscape and figure painter.
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'''Cecil Maguire''' (20 January 1930 – 7 May 2020) was an Irish landscape and figure painter. His work appears in such collections as those at the UN headquarters in New York and the [[Ulster Museum]] in Belfast.<ref name="radio" />
Maguire was born in [[Lurgan]], County Armagh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Death of celebrated landscape painter Cecil Maguire |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/death-of-celebrated-landscape-painter-cecil-maguire-1.4251978 |website=www.irishtimes.com |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref> He graduated from [[Queen's University Belfast]] in 1951 and took up an English teaching post in Lurgan College.


==Biography==
He became a member of the [[Royal Ulster Academy]] in 1974. The academy awarded him the RUA Gold Medal in 1974 and the RUA Perpetual Gold Medal in 1993.
Maguire was born in [[Lurgan]], County Armagh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death of celebrated landscape painter Cecil Maguire |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/death-of-celebrated-landscape-painter-cecil-maguire-1.4251978 |newspaper=Irish Times | date=12 May 2020 | first=Mark | last=Hilliard |accessdate=16 November 2020}}</ref> He graduated from [[Queen's University Belfast]] in 1951 and took up an English teaching post in Lurgan College. He was an inspirational teacher, influencing, among others, the later historian, [[D. G. Boyce]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Brian M. |title=David George Boyce: Distinguished historian of Anglo-Irish relations-An appreciation |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/david-george-boyce-distinguished-historian-of-anglo-irish-relations-1.4466600 |website=www.irishtimes.com |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> At the school he met Mona Ryan whom he married. They had three daughters.<ref name="Obit IT">{{cite web|title=Cecil Maguire Obituary: Captured an Ireland where old ways were in decline|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/cecil-maguire-obituary-captured-an-ireland-where-old-ways-were-in-decline-1.4270832|access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref>
His parents-in-law introduced him to the Ulster painter, [[Maurice Canning Wilks|Maurice Wilks]]. He accompanied Wilks on painting trips to Cushendun and the Antrim coast. He subsequently took evening art classes and joined the Lurgan Arts Club.<ref name="Obit IT"/>


In 1981, he retired from teaching to concentrate on painting and travelling.<ref name="radio>{{cite web |title=Artist Cecil Maguire has passed away |url=https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/38600-artist-cecil-maguire-has-passed-away |website=midwestradio.ie |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref> He spent a great part of each year in [[Roundstone, County Galway|Roundstone]], Connemara.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cecil Maguire, RHA RUA (1930-2020) |url=http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/news/cecil-maguire-rha-rua-1930-2020|website=www.artscouncil-ni.org |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref>
He became a member of the [[Royal Ulster Academy]] in 1974. The academy awarded him the RUA Gold Medal in 1974 and the RUA Perpetual Gold Medal in 1993.<ref name="artscouncil" /> In 1981, he retired from teaching to concentrate on painting and travelling.<ref name="radio">{{cite web |title=Artist Cecil Maguire has passed away |url=https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/38600-artist-cecil-maguire-has-passed-away |website=midwestradio.ie |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref> He spent a great part of each year in [[Roundstone, County Galway|Roundstone]], Connemara. He died in Belfast in 2020.<ref name="artscouncil">{{cite web |title=Cecil Maguire, RHA RUA (1930-2020) |url=http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/news/cecil-maguire-rha-rua-1930-2020|website=www.artscouncil-ni.org |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Obit IT"/>


In 2002 a book on Maguire's work, ''Cecil Maguire: towards a retrospective'', was published by gallery owner, Martin Davison.<ref name="Obit IT"/>
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His work features in major collections including at the UN headquarters in New York and the [[Ulster Museum]] in Belfast.<ref name="radio" />


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Latest revision as of 20:58, 11 December 2024

Cecil Maguire
Born20 January 1930
Lurgan, County Armagh
Died7 May 2020
Belfast
Alma materQueen's University Belfast

Cecil Maguire (20 January 1930 – 7 May 2020) was an Irish landscape and figure painter. His work appears in such collections as those at the UN headquarters in New York and the Ulster Museum in Belfast.[1]

Biography

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Maguire was born in Lurgan, County Armagh.[2] He graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1951 and took up an English teaching post in Lurgan College. He was an inspirational teacher, influencing, among others, the later historian, D. G. Boyce.[3] At the school he met Mona Ryan whom he married. They had three daughters.[4]

His parents-in-law introduced him to the Ulster painter, Maurice Wilks. He accompanied Wilks on painting trips to Cushendun and the Antrim coast. He subsequently took evening art classes and joined the Lurgan Arts Club.[4]

He became a member of the Royal Ulster Academy in 1974. The academy awarded him the RUA Gold Medal in 1974 and the RUA Perpetual Gold Medal in 1993.[5] In 1981, he retired from teaching to concentrate on painting and travelling.[1] He spent a great part of each year in Roundstone, Connemara. He died in Belfast in 2020.[5][4]

In 2002 a book on Maguire's work, Cecil Maguire: towards a retrospective, was published by gallery owner, Martin Davison.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Artist Cecil Maguire has passed away". midwestradio.ie. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ Hilliard, Mark (12 May 2020). "Death of celebrated landscape painter Cecil Maguire". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ Walker, Brian M. "David George Boyce: Distinguished historian of Anglo-Irish relations-An appreciation". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Cecil Maguire Obituary: Captured an Ireland where old ways were in decline". Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Cecil Maguire, RHA RUA (1930-2020)". www.artscouncil-ni.org. Retrieved 14 May 2020.


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