James humbert craig biography

James Humbert Craig was born in Belfast on 12 July 1877 but grew in Ballyholme, County Down. His father, Alexander Craig, was a tea merchant and his Swiss mother, Marie Metzenen, came from a family with a painting tradition. He was educated privately. In his boyhood he had always drawn and painted. He spent some time in his fathers wholesale merchant tea business, but left and briefly attended Belfast College of Art. He was a largely self-taught painter of landscapes.

He lived in Tornamona Cottage, Cushendun, County Antrim, and devoted himself to painting. As an artist he did not look abroad to the radical ideas of Modernism, but aimed instead to develop a suitable voice for his specifically Irish subject matter. He visited the continent on several occasions, and painted in Switzerland, the south of France and northern Spain. In 1928 he was elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy and exhibited there. He was also a member of the Royal Ulster Academy. In 1928 he exhibited along with Paul Henry at the Fine Arts Society in London and he illustrated Richard Hayward's In Praise of Ulster in 1938. Among his principal works is 'The Road To Maam Cross, Connemarai. His work is in many collections, including the National Gallery

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James Humbert Craig RHA RUA1877 - 1944

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James Humbert Craig

Irish painter (1877–1944)

James Humbert Craig
Born	12 July 1877 Belfast, Ireland
Died	12 June 1944(1944-06-12) (aged 66) Cushendall, County Antrim

James Humbert Craig (12 July 1877 in Belfast – 12 June 1944) was an Irishpainter.

Craig was born in Belfast to Alexander Craig, a tea merchant, and a Swiss mother, Marie Metzenen, from a family with a painting tradition. He was raised in County Down and maintained a studio at Cushendun, County Antrim. Craig abandoned a career in business, briefly attended the Belfast School of Art, and became a mostly self-taught painter of landscapes. Among his favorite panoramas were County Donegal, Connemara and the Glens of Antrim. Craig was elected to the Royal Ulster Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1928. He also exhibited at the Fine Art Society in London.^[1] His landscapes helped inspire artists like Maurice Canning Wilks. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Early life and family

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James Humbert Craig was born at 16 Brougham Street Belfast, on 12 July 1877.^[3] Soon after his birth his family moved to Ballyholme Road, Bangor County Down. Here they built a house and n