Gerald Laing
- Reference:GB 2610 GMA A05
- Dates of Creation:1965 - 1979
- Physical Description:0.5 linear metres (1 box + tube) / 3 itemsDocument
Scope and Content
Typescripts and blueprint (3 items) relating to:
/1. 'The Artist in Literature' 1977; ts. text of seminar at University of New Mexico, January - April 1977.
/2. 'The Wise and Foolish Virgins'; ts. notes on sculpted frieze for the Sun Life Assurance Co., George Street, Edinburgh, 1979.
/3. 'Art Consumer Research Project, New York City 1965' Gerald Laing and Peter Phillips; blueprint of drawing by Terence Stewart.
Administrative / Biographical History
Gerald Laing became known for his Pop Art images produced between 1962 and 1965 and begun whilst he was still a student at St Martin's School of Art in London. Living in New York City from 1965 to 1969, Laing progressed to making abstract sculptures in polished metal. In 1969 he moved to Scotland, where he established a tapestry workshop and rebuilt Kinkell Castle in Ross and Cromarty from ruins. Inspired by the Scottish landscape, he began to make large abstract welded steel sculptures. Laing is also well-known for his public art commissions. In 1971 he created Callanish, a series of sculptures on the campus of Strathclyde University in Glasgow which are inspired by Neolithic standing stones on the Isle of Lewis.
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Custodial History
Presented by Gerald Laing, 1979
Related Material
The SNGMA Collection holds works by Laing; see also GMA A37 Richard Demarco Archive; GMA A36 W.J Strachan Archive