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June Hedgerow

June Hedgerow

Artist: Caroline Hemming Catalogue: 125 Material: Linocut Dimensions: 55.8x 76.2cm Date: 1973, Edition 13/50 About the artwork Black and white spray of flowers. About the artist Caroline Hemming (born 1931) is a printmaker and illustrator known for her images of wildlife and flowers. She lives and works in Cornwall.

Bullfighter

Bullfighter

Artist: Jenepher Wendy Ross Catalogue: 160 Material: Wood Carving Dimensions: 320mm tall Date: Acquired 1963, Gulbenkian Trust Grant About the artist Jenepher Wendy Ross (born Scotland, 1937)

Four Heads

Four Heads

Artist: Natak Catalogue: 159 Material: Jade with perspex base Dimensions: 150mm tall Date: Acquired 1971 About the artwork Jade sculpture, with four carved heads, one on each side of the sculpture.

Up Here

Up Here

Artist: Bill Scott Catalogue: 158 Material: Cast Bronze Dimensions: 180 x 200 x 140mm Date: 1972 About the artwork Two small figures seated on a raised form, which itself sits on a wide plane. About the artist William Scott RSA (Born Dumfriesshire, 1935-2012), known as Bill Scott, studied at Edinburgh College of Art and Ecole […]

Woman With Birds

Woman With Birds

Artist: Hannah Frank Catalogue: 153 Material: Wood Engraving Dimensions: 35.5 x 25.3cm About the artist Hannah Frank (born Glasgow, 1908 – 2008) studied at Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art. Illustrator and sculptor. She is known for her haunting black and white drawings, resonant of Art Nouveau.

Stanza 16 Gray’s Elegy

Stanza 16 Gray's Elegy

Artist: Agnes Miller Parker Catalogue: 145 Material: Wood Engraving Dimensions: 13 x 15cm About the artwork Illustration for Thomas Gray s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard , based on stanza 16. Parker s monochromatic wood engraving depicts a central figure of a man. The man is standing in a farmyard, holding a wooden pail, […]

Waterlillies

Waterlillies

Artist: Agnes Miller Parker Catalogue: 141 Material: Wood Engraving Dimensions: 12.7x 10.2cm Date: 1960 About the artwork Detailed illustration of two flowering water lilies and lily leaves with reflections on water. About the artist Agnes Miller Parker (born Irvine, 1895- 1980) studied and taught at Glasgow School of Art. She was known for her draughtsmanship […]

Adam and Eve No. 2

Adam and Eve No.2

Artist: Charles Penn Catalogue: 131 Material: Linocut Dimensions: 42 x 28cm Date: 1966 About the artwork Two figures decorated in flowers entwined with birds, rabbits, tortoise and flowers.

Modern Man

Modern Man

Artist: Charles Penn Catalogue: 128 Material: Linocut Dimensions: 30.5 x 30.5cm Date: 1970 About the artwork Monochromatic, highly stylized image of a decorative figure, leaping in a field of mushrooms with lightning bolts above him.

Self Portrait with Vincent the Cat

Self Portrait with Vincent the Cat

Artist: Glen Scouller Catalogue: 19 Material: Charcoal Dimensions: 22.8x 20.3cm Date: Acquired 1973 About the artwork Portrait of the artist, surrounded by line drawings of cats. The drawing was created at Hospitalfield, Arbroath. About the artist Glen Scouller RSW RGI (born Glasgow, 1950) studied at Glasgow School of Art and Hospitalfield, Arbroath and taught at […]