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In April we mark the 50th anniversary of the death, and in September the 125th anniversary of the birth, of Sir William George Gillies RA RSA RGI RSW. -
2022 marks the 168th anniversary of the death of our shortest-ever-serving Honorary Member, Professor Edward Forbes. -
In the lead-up to our current exhibition on William Wilson RSA, our Collections team were busy trying to identify several subjects amongst our own Wilson pictures. -
Fruits of research appear in new book on one of our past Members as exhibition prepares to showcase his work.
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June 24 2022 marks 99 years since architect Peter Womersley ARSA (1923-93) was born.
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John Bellany HRSA (1942-2013)
One of Scotland's most prolific artists' would have been 80 on June 18 2022
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Robert Adamson (1821-48), D O Hill RSA seated with a book, calotype print, around 1843-48, gifted by D O Hill, around 1852.Early pioneer of photography and stalwart of the RSA, read more about the life of this fascinating man.
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Sir Stanley Cursiter OBE RSA (1887-1976), Surf, oil on canvas (1937), RSA Diploma Collection deposit, 1937.Sir Stanley Cursiter RSA's (1887-1976) contribution to Scotland's art landscape can not be overstated.
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The King’s Pictures
Royalty, World Wars, and Soviet Spies.
1947 saw the opening of The King's Pictures, an exhibtition of works from the collections of King George VI.
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Image of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery by Andrew LeeRobert Rowand Anderson was born in Edinburgh on 5 April in 1834. -
Sir John James Burnet RA RSA (1857-1938) Sketch for proposed decoration of staircase, British Museum Extension, ink and watercolour on paper, about 1903-13, RSA Diploma Collection deposit, 1915.The 31st of March 2022 marks 165 years since the birth of Sir John James Burnet FRSE FRIBA RSA RA.
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Image caption: (1993.016) John Pettie RA HRSA (1839-93), George Paul Chalmers RSA, oil on canvas (1862), RSA Collections gifted by William B Hardie, 1911As 1878 dawned the Academy was in a strong position with our first fifty years behind us. On 16 February however we were hit by one of the most tragic and unresolved events in our history.
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The Patons of Dunfermline
Bi-Centenary of Sir Joseph Noël Paton RSA (1821-1901)
2021 has already seen us celebrate the centenary of the births of two of our women members; Joan Eardley RSA (1921-63) and Ann Henderson RSA (1921-1976). This year however also marks the bi-centenary of two siblings from the Paton family of Dunfermline.
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James Harvey “Nobby” Clark ARSA
(1886-1980)
Sergeant Jimmy, front view, painted plaster, J Harvey Clark ARSAAn enquiry sheds light on a lesser known Associate Member.
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Proposed and Seconded
Women Artists Nominated for Election to the Royal Scottish Academy in the 1920s
Inspired by the 'Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s' collection display at the City Art Centre, curator and art historian Alice Strang explores the women artists who were 'proposed and seconded' for election to the Academy during that decade.
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It is with the deepest regret and sadness that I note the passing of Dame Elizabeth Blackadder on 23rd August 2021, just a month short of her 90th birthday.
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As part of national celebrations to mark the Centenary (on 18 May) of the birth in 1921 of Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley RSA, Robin H Rodger, from the RSA’s collections team considers her position with specific regard to the Royal Scottish Academy.
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It is with greatest sorrow that the Royal Scottish Academy note the death of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh today the 9th April 2021.
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Nothing if not diverse
An Introduction to the Academy’s Poetic Heritage
To mark the resignation towards the end of last year of sculptor William Brotherston RSA as the Academy’s Librarian, and of the subsequent election of Dr Fiona Dean RSA as the first woman holder of the post, Robin H. Rodger has been considering the Academy’s poetic heritage through the works of some of its Members.
