Adam Bruce Thomson RSA 1885-1976

Adam Bruce Thomson OBE RSA RSW (1885-1976) came across as a very likeable individual, quiet, modest, unassuming, and highly respected as a teacher and as a friend. He was also, as the exhibition Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path , now on show at Edinburgh’s City Art Centre reveals, not a bad artist either. A native of Edinburgh, Thomson was amongst the last group of students to be taught at the former Trustees’ Academy, and amongst the earliest cohort of students to train at the then newly established Edinburgh College...