Hewitt Henry Rayner b. 19 September 1902

Also known as Henry Rayner, Hewie Raynor
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Australian-born Hewitt Henry Rayner (1902-1957), went to England in 1923 and trained under Walter Richard Sickert at London's Royal Academy Schools. He produced more than 500 original drypoint plates.
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Name
Hewitt Henry Rayner
Also known as:
  • Henry Rayner
  • Hewie Raynor
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Farmworker
  • Motor mechanic
  • Jeweller
Birth date
19 September 1902
Birth place
Hawthorn, Melbourne, VIC
Death date
25 April 1957
Death place
Ramsgate, England, UK
Burial place
Highgate Cemetery, London, UK
Active Period
  • 1924 - 1957
Residence
  • 1902-09-19/? ( Hawthorn, VIC)
  • 1955 - 1957 Ramsgate, England, UK
  • 1923 - 1955 North London, England, UK
  • c.1918 - c.1920 New Zealand
  • c.1920 - c.1923 Brighton, VIC
  • c.1908 - c.1918 Brighton, VIC
Training
  • 1925 - 1926 Royal Academy Schools, London, UK
  • 1923 Charles Nuttall, Melbourne, VIC
  • 1924 - 1925 St John's Wood Art School, London, UK
Languages
  • English

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  • The sensitive plant (creator of)
  • Portrait of H.M King George VI (creator of)
  • Henry Rayner, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea 1935 (destroyed by enemy action 1941) (creator of)
Related collections
  • New Zealand National Collection of War Art (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, UK (collected in)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Australian Surrealism: The Agapitos/Wilson Collection (exhibited at)
  • Drypoints by Henry Rayner (exhibited at)
  • Interesting First Exhibition of drypoints by Henry Rayner (exhibited at)