Ewen Bain (23 June 1925 – 18 December 1989) was a

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, whose most notable creation was the '' Angus Og''

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, a

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depiction of the quintessential 20th century

, which ran in the

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-based newspaper the '' Daily Record'' and its sister title '' The Sunday Mail''. He also regularly contributed political cartoons, often of a pro-

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nature, to these and other newspapers. Bain's family came from

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. He was born in Maryhill, educated at Woodside School, Glasgow, and at the

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. Bain was an art teacher, who taught at both Allan Glen's and Kingsridge Senior Secondary Schools. In 1969, he gave up teaching to concentrate full-time on his cartoon work. In addition to his work for the daily press, Ewen Bain was also very supportive of the monthly, pro-independence '' Scots Independent'' newspaper and contributed a long series of editorial cartoons to the publication between 1978 and his death in 1989. He also helped many

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candidates with contributions to their election material.

Bibliography

*21 Years of Angus Og, Ewen Bain, Glasgow: Daily Record and Sunday Mail, 1981, 96 p. : ill. ; 14 x 22 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Caption title: The Adventures of Angus Og. -- Retrospective selection of strip cartoon Angus Og, 1960–1981, Call no.: PN6738.A52B3 1981 *Bain's Cartoons, a selection of Bain's political cartoons, edited by David R Rollo, Scots Independent, 1991 *Angus Og From The Og Logs, , Zipo, Publication Date: 20 November 1999

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, President of the Scottish National Party, February 1990
The Flag in the Wind Features - Bain Cartoons 1968 - 1986
1925 births 1989 deaths People from Maryhill Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art Scottish editorial cartoonists Scottish comics artists Scottish nationalists {{comic-strip-creator-stub