William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989)
British Artist
Dark-haired gondoliers, sunlight glinting on the water, the graceful curved arches of the Doge’s Palace – just some of the memories of Venice captured in a series of black-and-white photographs in the William Scott Archive. Continue reading “Archive Blog – May 2015”
On 19 May 1937, William Scott married Mary Lucas at Chelsea Register Office on the King’s Road, London. Continue reading “Archive Blog – May 2015”
This Friday, 8 May, marks the 70th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day). Although it was not the end of the war altogether – fighting would continue in the Far East and Pacific until Japan’s surrender in August 1945 – after six years of war in which millions had died, VE Day was at least – as Winston Churchill phrased it – a ‘day off’. Continue reading “Archive Blog – May 2015”
With the Easter weekend fast approaching, we thought we would share with you some black-and-white photographs from the William Scott Archive of – among other still life objects – eggs! Continue reading “Archive Blog – April 2015”
In 1924, having spent the first eleven years of his childhood in Greenock, Scotland, William Scott moved with his family to his father’s hometown of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Continue reading “Archive Blog – March 2015”
William Scott was born on 15 February 1913 in Greenock, Scotland (if he were still alive, he would have turned 102 yesterday!). Continue reading “Archive Blog – February 2015”
Welcome to the William Scott Archive blog!
The William Scott Archive includes photographs, sketchbooks, diaries, letters, papers, artworks, objects and artefacts relating to the artist William Scott RA. It is a rich resource which reveals much, not only about Scott but also about his contemporaries and 20th century art in general. Continue reading “Archive Blog – February 2015”