Raymond McGrath - BBC

[john white]

Did Raymond McGrath's BBC radio interior designs ever achieve reality?

Thanks

John

[Paul Clerkin]

To the best of my knowledge they were built although I'm open to correction on this.

[john white]

Yes, that's the watercolour design I've seen.
It's the main reason I'm interested in him.
Though he seems to have been an accomplished
painter too.

Collins Barracks have a couple of his pieces of furniture - a chair and coffee table.

I'll search about the web and see what I come up with. Perhaps at the BBC site.

Thanks Paul

John

[john white]

From BBC website:

BROADCASTING HOUSE OPENS
The BBC considered sites in Trafalgar Square, the Haymarket and Park Lane. Portland
Place was chosen when the home of James Watt, the inventor, was demolished. The
1933 yearbook says there are 800 doors in Broadcasting House - one for every person,
more than one radiator per person, one clock to 8 persons and 8.125 light bulbs per
person. This art-deco 'liner', opened by John Reith is now a listed building.

[snag]

The department of PDP (Prints Drawings and Photographs) in the V&A in London have a good colection of Raymond McGrath perespectives (mainly watercolour) etcetera. Their print room is open to the public at certain times: just go in and order up whatever you want to see.

[john white]

Thanks Snag. I've found a good book on him in the Ilac center library actually.

John

[dstc47@indigo.ie]

There is a fair bit in print on Raymond Mc Grath.
A starting point might be
"God's Architect" by Donal O'Donovan (his son in law)published 1995 ISBN 0948018305