Francis George Scott, 1880 - 1958. Composer
About this artwork
Scott and the artist, William Johnstone, were cousins. They shared a vision of a “splendid revival, a Scottish Renaissance of the arts” and like their friend, the poet Hugh MacDiarmid, they believed in the importance of creating a distinctively Scottish culture. During the inter-war years composer and painter united with MacDiarmid in condemnation of the subservience of Scottish culture to English values. In his music Scott explored a distinctively Scottish idiom, drawing on the conventions of Scottish folk music and speech rhythms. He set many of MacDiarmid's poems to music as well as verses by earlier Scottish poets such as Robert Burns.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William Johnstone (1897 - 1981) Scottish
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title:Francis George Scott, 1880 - 1958. Composer
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date created:About 1933
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:61.40 x 51.40 cm; Framed: 71.00 x 61.00 x 5.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1985
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accession number:PG 2639
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William Johnstone
William Johnstone
Johnstone was born in Denholm in the Scottish Borders. He worked on the family farm during the First World War, selling up in 1919 to study at Edinburgh College of Art. He went on to the Royal Scottish Academy Schools, winning the Carnegie travelling scholarship in 1925. Most of his professional...