Ian Rankin, b. 1960. Author
About this artwork
This portrait of Scottish writer Ian Rankin was taken in Edinburgh’s Oxford bar, made famous as the favoured wateringhole of Rankin’s character, Detective Inspector Rebus. Ponderous, unshaven and holding a pint, Rankin appears as an author deep in thought. The neutral background draws attention to Rankin’s features as he looks out of the frame. Born in Cardenden, Fife, in 1960, Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 and lists in his biography work as a grape-picker, swineherd, taxman, alcohol researcher, hi-fi journalist and punk musician. His first novel, Knots and Crosses, featuring Rebus, was published in 1987. The Rebus books have now been translated into thirty-six languages and made into a TV series.
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artist:Hamish Campbell (born 1979)
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title:Ian Rankin, b. 1960. Author
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date created:2011
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materials:Inkjet print
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credit line:Gift of the photographer 2012
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accession number:PGP 836.1
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Hamish Campbell
Hamish Campbell
Born in Edinburgh, Campbell studied music before pursuing his career in the visual arts; studying photography at Stevenson College, Edinburgh. Whilst a student Campbell’s portraiture work was featured in the Association of Photographers Student awards exhibition. Campbell now works as a commercial...