Grahame King, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grahame King

Australian artist

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1915

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 11-Oct-2008

Profession: graphic designer, painter

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Grahame King (23 February 1915 – 11 October 2008) was a master Australian printmaker, who has been called the “patron saint of contemporary Australian printmaking”.
He was responsible for the revival of print making in Australia in the 1960s.
He helped set up the Print Council of Australia, of which he was the first Honorary Secretary and was later President.
He taught printmaking at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) from 1966 to 1988.
In 1991, he was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to education.
As well as teaching, King produced his own art work, concentrating on lithographs and monotypes.
He was also a skilled photographer and used his photography both in his teaching and in his practice.