Wooden bellows

• Reference:GB 1694 NMC/1037
• Dates of Creation:c1920s
• Name of Creator:
  Hunter, William R
• Physical Description:
  1

• Scope and Content

  Black bellows with geometric design.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  William Reid Hunter was born in Alloa on the 24th of February 1896 to Nellie Lennox Hunter (née Reid) and George Hunter, a grocer. He studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art for a year in 1914 before enlisting with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He returned to the School in 1918, where he continued to study drawing and painting until 1924 while working as a teacher. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

• Acquisition Information

  Elizabeth Thompson, 24.06.2010.

• Note

  William Reid Hunter was born in Alloa on the 24th of February 1896 to Nellie Lennox Hunter (née Reid) and George Hunter, a grocer. He studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art for a year in 1914 before enlisting with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He returned to the School in 1918, where he continued to study drawing and painting until 1924 while working as a teacher. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Black bellows with blue leather. Studded edges, hand painted with angular geometric design in green, red and blue
  Dimensions: 45 x 390 126 mm

• Additional Information

  Published

• Subjects

  Design (arts)