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Guthrie Award
The Guthrie Award is awarded annually with few exceptions to at most two recipients by the Royal Scottish Academy and is one of the most prestigious art awards in Scotland. It is named after the artist James Guthrie (artist), James Guthrie. Foundation of award The award was founded in 1920. It was to commemorate the presidency of the Royal Scottish Academy by James Guthrie (artist), James Guthrie. It is awarded for the most outstanding work adjudged in the Royal Scottish Academy exhibition of the year to artists under the age of 35 (although the joint winner of the first award David Macbeth Sutherland was around 37 in 1920). Scottish-based It is usual for the award to go to a painting and its artist, but occasionally sculptures and sculptors have also won. In 2021 the award was won by the artist and film-maker Emily Beaney for an experimental documentary. The award is open to any nationality, but the exhibition participants must be based and active in Scotland. The 1994 winner J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Scottish Academy
The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country’s national academy of art. It promotes contemporary Scottish art. The Academy was founded in 1826 by eleven artists meeting in Edinburgh. Originally named the Scottish Academy, it became the Royal Scottish Academy on being granted a royal charter in 1838. The RSA maintains a unique position in the country as an independently funded institution led by eminent artists and architects to promote and support the creation, understanding, and enjoyment of visual arts through exhibitions and related educational events. Overview In addition to a continuous programme of exhibitions, the RSA also administers scholarships, awards, and residencies for artists who live and work in Scotland. The RSA's historic collection of important artworks and an extensive archive of related material chronicling art and architecture in Scotland over the last 180 years are housed in the National Museums Collection Centre at Granton, and are available to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alister Maitland
Alister Maitland (22 April 1910 – 10 August 1995) was a Scottish painter, born in Govan, Scotland.The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990. He won the Guthrie Award in 1932 with his work, the painting ''Alice Ann''. Alice Ann was the name of Maitland's mother. Life Alister Maitland was born in Govan in 1910, before the village was annexed by Glasgow in 1912. His parents were James Maitland (c. 1870 - 1933) and Alice Ann Kimmins (13 March 1869 - 25 August 1960). They had married on 17 December 1891 in Govan. They had 3 sons Alister and James Alfred and Alfred Horatio; and 1 daughter Elizabeth Jessie (1 October 1894 - 17 May 1989). Elizabeth was the eldest and at the time she was born the family stayed at 83 Queen Street in Govan. Alfred Horatio was born in 1906 in Edinburgh; James Alfred was born in 1899 in Ardrossan, but unfortunately died not long after birth, the death record showing a zero age. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Stewart Cameron
Gordon Stewart Cameron (27 April 1916 – 1 April 1994) was a Scottish people, Scottish painter, born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He won the Guthrie Award in 1944 with his work, the painting ''Boy With Apple''. Life Gordon Stewart Cameron was born in 1916 at 56 Forest Avenue, Aberdeen. His parents were John Roderick Cameron (5 June 1881 - 1943), a commercial traveller, and Hilda Mary Stewart (1886 - 1954). They married on 19 August 1911. Gordon was one of their 3 sons, the others being Alan (1921 - 4 January 1995) and Douglas. He married the artist Ellen Malcolm (1923 - 2002) in 1962. Art He was educated at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen. He went to Gray's School of Art. He studied under James Cowie and Robert Sivell with David Macbeth Sutherland as principal. Also at the Art School was Alberto Morocco, who became a great friend and delivered his eulogy at his funeral. At the Art School he won the Davidson Gold Medal, the Brough Scholarship, and the SED Travelling Scholarshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
