Bill Buchanan (7 October 1932 - 4 September 2018) was an artist; and former Director of the Glasgow School of Art. He was interim director from 1989 to 1990.

Life

He was born in Trinidad in 1932 as William Menzies Buchanan. He studied at Glasgow School of Art. He married Elspeth and they had four children: Andy, Aji, Gavin and Janie. The marriage did not last and Buchanan remarried Alison. Alison and Bill lived at Allan Water, eight miles south from Hawick. However Alison died from breast cancer. He then moved to Edinburgh and later partnered with Ann until his death.

Art

He joined the Scottish Arts Council in 1961. He became Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Glasgow School of Art in 1977. He contributed to many publications on the history of photography. He expanded the Fine Arts syllabus at the School. In 1989 he was made the interim Director of Glasgow School of Art, taking over from Tom Pannell. He negotiated with St. Andrew's House a major investment with the Mackintosh building. He also edited the book Mackintosh's Masterwork in 1989, the standard work on the building. He was replaced by John Whiteman.

Books

Along with Mackintosh's Masterworks, Buchanan also wrote a book on the pioneering Scottish photographer

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; The Art of the Photographer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Bill Directors of the Glasgow School of Art 1932 births 2018 deaths Academics of the Glasgow School of Art