Cottages, Castle Acre, Norfolk
- Reference:GB 1694 NMC/0134
- Dates of Creation:1982
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:1
Scope and Content
Village scene with line of cottages.
Administrative / Biographical History
Born Edinburgh. Painter in oil; genre and urban life art critic and teacher. Educated Royal Highland School and Edinburgh College of Art. During WW2 served with the RAF in Burma and India. Immediately after the war he studied in France, Italy and Spain, having been awarded the Andrew Grant and Andrew Carnegie travelling scholarships. Teacher of drawing, Edinburgh College of Art 1947 and in 1950 became Senior lecturer in painting at Leeds CA before returning to Scotland to take up senior lectureship in art history at Glasgow University, remaining there 1954-1985. Between 1970-1980 art critic of the Glasgow Herald.
Acquisition Information
Karola Selby bequest, 1992.
Note
Born Edinburgh. Painter in oil; genre and urban life art critic and teacher. Educated Royal Highland School and Edinburgh College of Art. During WW2 served with the RAF in Burma and India. Immediately after the war he studied in France, Italy and Spain, having been awarded the Andrew Grant and Andrew Carnegie travelling scholarships. Teacher of drawing, Edinburgh College of Art 1947 and in 1950 became Senior lecturer in painting at Leeds CA before returning to Scotland to take up senior lectureship in art history at Glasgow University, remaining there 1954-1985. Between 1970-1980 art critic of the Glasgow Herald.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
black pen on white paper
Dimensions: 180 x 245 mmAdditional Information
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