Albert Murray (artist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American naval combat artist
Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1906
Place of Birth: Emporia, Kansas, United States
Date of Death: 24-Mar-1992
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Albert Murray (artist)
- Albert Ketcham Murray (December 29, 1906 – March 24, 1992) was an American naval combat artist during World War II and a portraitist. He was born in Emporia, Kansas.
- He studied at Cornell University and at the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
- He traveled to England and France for additional study and lived in Mexico for two years to receive instruction from Wayman Elbridge Adams.During World War II, Murray was commissioned as a lieutenant of the Combat Art Section to produce portraits of members of the US Navy General Board.
- He fought in the Fourth Fleet and Eighth Fleet and sketched scenes of battle.
- Citing his bravery during this war, the US Navy awarded him the Bronze Star Medal.After the war, Murray continued making portraits of naval war heroes.
- He became director for the Navy Combat Art Collection and its Operation Palette.
- Murray died in 1992 while visiting Gainesville, Florida.
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