Alexander Moffat
Iain Crichton Smith, 1928 - 1998. Poet
About this artwork
This work is part of a series of portraits of Scottish poets commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council. At this time in Scotland there existed an outstanding generation of poets which included Iain Crichton Smith. Smith wrote poetry in both English and Gaelic, and his long poem ‘Am Faigh a Ghaidhlig Eas?’ (Shall Gaelic Die?) ponders the fate of that language and culture.
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artist:Alexander MoffatScottish (born 1943)
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title:Iain Crichton Smith, 1928 - 1998. Poet
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date created:1980
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:90.00 x 151.50 cm; Framed: 104.90 x 166.10 x 5.00 cm
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credit line:Presented by the Scottish Arts Council 1997
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accession number:PG 3073
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Alexander Moffat
Alexander Moffat
Born in Dunfermline, Moffat studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1960 to 64. Alongside his friend John Bellany, Moffat emerged as one of the Scottish Realists, so-called because of their social awareness and rejection of the decorative principles that defined much Scottish art during the first...
