Robert Maguire (other)
Robert Maguire may refer to: * Robert Maguire (illustrator) (1921–2005), American illustrator * Robert Maguire (architect) (1931–2019), British modernist architect * Bob Maguire Robert John Maguire (14 September 1934 – 19 April 2023), also known as Robert John Thomas Maguire and commonly known as Father Bob, was an Australian Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality. From 1973 to 2012, Maguire w ...

Robert Maguire (illustrator)
Robert A. Maguire (August 3, 1921 – February 26, 2005), or R. A. Maguire, was a twentieth-century American illustrator and fine artist. Known primarily for his crime noir paperback cover art, he produced artwork for over 1,200 covers from 1950 until his death. Maguire is a Member Emeritus of The Society of Illustrators. Life Son of a draftsman architect, Robert Maguire began his education at Duke University, but like so many others of his generation, left for service in World War II, fighting with the 88th infantry in Italy. Upon his return, his interest in art led him to the Art Students League in New York, where his instructor was the famed Frank Reilly. Two of Maguire's more noteworthy fellows were Clark Hulings and James Bama, graduates all of the class of '49. Maguire's career took off immediately with his first work for Trojan Publications: cover art for their line of small pocket pulps, with titles like '' Hollywood Detective Magazine'' (Oct. 1950). Maguire did three ...
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Robert Maguire (architect)
Robert "Bob" Alfred Maguire (1931–2019) was an influential British modernist architect and leading thinker in the British liturgical architectural movement of the Church of England. Maguire's St Paul's Church at Bow Common was voted the best church of the 20th century in the United Kingdom. Early and personal life Robert (Bob) Maguire was born in Paddington, London, on 6 June 1931. He was the son of Arthur Maguire, a furniture maker and his wife Rose (), a shop worker. He attended Droop Street Board School and won an LCC scholarship to attend Bancroft's School, Woodford Green. There he learnt woodwork from a Bauhaus-oriented master, and built on the woodworking skills learnt from his father. At the age of 16, Maguire began working for the church architect Laurence King, who recommended he attend the Architectural Association School of Architecture. Maguire was able to do so by winning a Leverhulme scholarship. While studying at the AA he was awarded the Howard Colls Trave ...
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