Mr Peter Grant

Works

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Moses the Lawgiver
1938 (Presumed)
£50

Portrait of a Citizen
1938 (Presumed)
£20

Hasten to Defend
1941 (Presumed)
£25

St Patrick Overthrowing Crom Cruadh
1941 (Presumed)
£15

The Spirit of Youth
1941 (Presumed)
£10

Virgo et Mater
1942 (Presumed)

Models for Communion Rail, Kilkenny Hospital
1942 (Presumed)

Dedicated to the late John O'Neill
1942 (Presumed)

Crucifix for Dungloe, Donegal
1946 (Presumed)

Locations

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Address Kildare Street Dublin | View on map
1938 - 1942
Address of the Metropolitan School of Art (National College of Art).

Address Studios, Rear 2 North Circular Road Dublin | View on map
1946 (Circa)

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1938
25 April 1938 - 11 June 1938

Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1941
31 March 1941 - 17 May 1941

Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1942
30 March 1942 - 16 May 1942

Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1946
15 April 1946 - 11 May 1946

Institutional and Business Connections

Teacher of sculpture at National College of Art
14 March 1940 - 7 December 1944
First letter of appointment dated 14th March 1940, see NCAD Reports and Minutes Files, file no. 29. Letter of resignation, addressed to Bourke as 'Director of the National College of Art', from Peter Grant, dated Dec. 7th 1944. In same file as above. March 1940. Grant employed as an Assistant Teacher of Modelling in the college for two hours each week from 1st March to May 31st. Remuneration of 10/- per two hours of actual reaching. 30 Jan. 1940. Grant reappointed to same position from 31st Jan to 31st May at same remuneration nad hours. 13th Feb. 1942. Grant reappointed to same position from 16th Feb. to 22nd May. 1st Feb. 1943. Grant reappointed to same position, but max of 15 hrs per week instead, at rate of 5/- per hour. 5th Oct. 1943. Grant reappointed to same position for max 15 hrs per week at 5/0 per hour and commemnced on 5th Oct 1943. Grant taught up to and including 28th June 1944, when he left to do special private work (erection of monument to Fr. Manus Sweeney, Achill). Mr. Donal Murphy acted as substitute for Mr. Grant up to end of session w/ending 28th July 1944. Paid by Mr. Grant.

Sources

National College of Art and Design, Minutes & Reports Folder, file no. 29.
Letter of resignation, addressed to Bourke as 'Director of the National College of Art', from Peter Grant, dated Dec. 7th 1944.

Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Catalogue of the One Hundred and Ninth Exhibition, 1938
1938
p.30

Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Catalogue of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Exhibition, 1946
1946

Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Catalogue of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Exhibition, 1942
1942

Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, Catalogue of the One Hundred and Twelfth Exhibition, 1941
1941