John Houston
Sir Alexander Gibson, 1926 - 1995. Conductor
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title:Sir Alexander Gibson, 1926 - 1995. Conductor
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accession number:PG 2676
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1984 - 1985
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measurements:152.70 x 127.30 cm (framed: 164.50 x 139.00 x 3.00 cm)
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credit line:Acquired 1986
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copyright:© The Estate of John Houston. All Rights Reserved 2016/ Bridgeman Images
John Houston
John Houston
Born in Fife, Houston studied and subsequently taught at Edinburgh College of Art. He retired in 1989, after having been departmental head of the painting school and director of the post-graduate department. The style of his early paintings was expressive and semi-abstract, but in the late 1960s his paintings became…