William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989)
British Artist
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”
The Townhall in Enniskillen currently has a William Scott Paintings Exhibition.
Sarah McHugh, Manager of Museum Service said:
“This exhibition of William Scott paintings in the Townhall highlights the importance not just of the works of art themselves but also of the people who have helped to acquire them for our enjoyment. Continue reading “William Scott paintings at Enniskillen’s Townhall”
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”
[Breton Landscape], 1938 or 1939 has been donated to the McLean Museum and Art Gallery by the William Scott Foundation. Continue reading “William Scott Painting Donated to the McLean Museum and Art Gallery by the William Scott Foundation”
Stories behind Portsmouth’s collections of art and design.
What do a Turner watercolour, a 13th century cosmetic jar and a gramophone painted by Dora Carrington have in common? Continue reading “A Hard Choice”
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”
William Scott’s Blues, 1981 hanging in the Merrion Hotel, Dublin is on the front cover of the Irish Times magazine.
In November 1934, the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas moved from his home town of Swansea to London, sharing a room with his childhood friend, Alfred Janes. Thomas quickly became assimilated within Janes’ circle of friends, one of whom was William Scott (Janes, like Scott, was a student at the Royal Academy Schools). Continue reading “Centenary of the Birth of Dylan Thomas”
Time Out asked leading artists, gallery owners, curators and critics to pick the best paintings to be seen in the capital with three William Scott’s works selected. Continue reading “William Scott’s works in top 100 London paintings”
Sir John Soane’s Museum presents Face to Face: British Portrait Prints from the Clifford Chance Art Collection, an exploration into the development of portraiture by British printmakers in the 20th and the first decade of the 21st Century. Continue reading “Face to Face: British Portraits from the Clifford Chance Art Collection”