Edward Baird
George Fairweather, 1906 - 1985. Architect
About this artwork
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title:George Fairweather, 1906 - 1985. Architect
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accession number:PG 2905
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1935
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measurements:62.00 x 51.40 cm (framed: 75.40 x 64.90 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1992
Edward Baird
Edward Baird
Baird was born in Montrose in 1904 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1924 to 1927. He became a close friend of James McIntosh Patrick, sharing his painstaking approach to realism. Baird returned to Montrose after graduating and lived there for the rest of his life, painting local…