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Eric (1923-2013)
Maguire



Image Credits: AGDA

Eric Maguire in the merchant navy.
Image Credits: The Sydney Morning Herald




Awards:

Best Annual Report
Winner x2

International Centre for Typographic Arts (ICTA)
Elected

Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association
Fellow of the Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association

Melbourne Art Directors Club (1961)
President

AGDA Hall of Fame (1998)
Inducted


Notable Works:

1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Commercial Art Exhibition

Melbourne Moomba Festival Awards & Posters

The Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth II Record


Eric Maguire is born in Tempe, New South Whales, Australia. 01

Born

15 OCT 1923

Moves to Lane Cove, New South Whales. 02

Lane Cove
UNKNOWN

Studies Art at East Sydney Tech (now the National Art School). 03

East Sydney Tech
UNKNOWN

Joins the Australian Merchant Navy during World War II. 04

Australian Merchant Navy

APPROX. 1941-1944

Sails with the US War Department. 05

US War Department

APPROX. 1942-1944

Is discharged in New Orleans, Louisiana. 06

New Orleans
1945

Spends time in New York and San Fransisco. 07

New York and San Francisco
1945-1946

Is repatriated back to Sydney, Australia. 08

Sydney
1946

Works at The Herald. 09

The Herald
UNKNOWN

Works as Art Director of Murrays. 10

Murrays
UNKNOWN

Works at Fairfax. 11

Fairfax
UNKNOWN

Moves to Melbourne. 12

Melbourne

LATE 1940s

Works at Woman's Day. 13

Woman's Day
UNKNOWN

Works as a freelancer. 14

Freelance
UNKNOWN

Works as Art Director of Briggs & James (now FCB). 15

Briggs & James
UNKNOWN

Establishes National Advertising Services (NAS) with Ron Walker and Barbara Robertson. 16

National Advertising Services (NAS)
1959

Returns to New York for a trip. 17

New York

EARLY 1960s

Is a visiting lecturer at RMIT and Melbourne University. 18

RMIT and Melbourne University
UNKNOWN

Eric Maguire retires. 19

Retires
1979

Returns to Sydney, moving to Palm Beach. 20

Palm Beach, Sydney
1979

Eric Maguire is inducted into the AGDA Hall of Fame. 21

AGDA Hall of Fame
1998

Returns to Melbourne, living in a nursing home. 22

Melbourne

APPROX. JULY 2012
4 SEPT
 2013

DEATH

Last updated: 01/09/23








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