William Johnstone
Thomas Scott, 1854 - 1927. Artist
About this artwork
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title:Thomas Scott, 1854 - 1927. Artist
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accession number:PG 2065
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:1918
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measurements:69.20 x 56.20 cm (framed: 71.70 x 58.90 x 2.00 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Miss J.G.D. Miller 1967
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copyright:© Estate of Wiliam Johnstone / Estate of George Fiddes Watt
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
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…