Cecil Maguire
Cecil Maguire (1930–2020) was an Irish landscape and figure painter.
Maguire was born in Lurgan, County Armagh.[1] He graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1951 and took up an English teaching post in Lurgan College.
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.
In 1981, he retired from teaching to concentrate on painting and travelling.[2] He spent a great part of each year in Roundstone, Connemara.[3]
His work features in major collections including at the UN headquarters in New York and the Ulster Museum in Belfast.[2]
References
- ^ "Death of celebrated landscape painter Cecil Maguire". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Artist Cecil Maguire has passed away". midwestradio.ie. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Cecil Maguire, RHA RUA (1930-2020)". www.artscouncil-ni.org. Retrieved 14 May 2020.