Orphan works and take down policy

Orphan works

The National Galleries of Scotland are committed to respecting the intellectual property rights of others. Extensive efforts are made to establish the rightful copyright holders of artworks in the collection; however despite this we are still unable to trace certain copyright holders.

These artworks, with unknown copyright holders, are sometimes referred to as ‘orphan works’

Whilst wanting to maintain rights of consent of artists and copyright holders, we do wish to make artworks available to the public.

For a list of artists for whom we cannot find the rights holder please refer to the Orphan Works list. 

  • ADAMS, John active 1938
  • ALISON, David 1882 - 1955
  • ALISON, Grace 1917 – 2001
  • ALISON, Henry Young 1889 – 1972
  • ALMOND, Richard 1900 - 1972
  • ANCILL, Joe 1896 - 1977
  • ANDERSON, Ronnie 1948 - 2019
  • ANGUS, Stanley active 1930 - 1938
  • APPLEBY, Wilfred C. 1889 - c.1954
  • ARMOUR, William 1903 - 1979
  • AUBOUARD, V. dates unknown
  • AUSTIN, J.E. dates unknown
  • ​AYRTON, Michael 1921 - 1975​
  • ​BAILLIE, Charles C. 1901 – 1960
  • BAIN, Langley P. 1914 - 2012
  • BAIN, Robert 1949 - 1989
  • BAIRD, John active 1920s - 1930s
  • BALLANTYNE, Joseph active 1993
  • BANKS, Violet  1896 – 1985
  • BANNER, Delmar 1896 – 1983
  • BARCLAY, John Rankine 1884 - 1963
  • BARR, F. active 1955
  • BARRON, Gladys Caroline 1884 - 1967
  • BEATON, Penelope 1886 – 1963
  • BEATTIE, Charles J. 1875 - after 1928
  • BEATTIE, Jean Isobel 1937 - ?
  • BELMONT, Ira 1877 – 1964
  • BEVAN, E. Roland 1891 – 1979
  • BLYTH, Robert Henderson 1919 – 1970
  • BODIE, Albert John Garden 1915 - 1990
  • BONE, Phyllis Mary 1896-1972
  • BORTHWICK, Philip W. unknown - 1963
  • BOYD, Mary Syme 1910 - 1997
  • BOYD, William Forbes 1884 - 1960
  • BRADSHAW, Laurence Henderson 1899 -1979
  • BRIEN, George Stanislaus 1893 - 1962
  • BROTCHIE, James Rainy 1909 - 1956
  • BROWN, Effie M. active 1920s
  • BRUNET, L.C. dates unknown
  • BUCKELS, Alec 1892 - 1972
  • CAMERON, Joseph Bruce active 1873 - 1966
  • CHAUDHRY STUDIO active 1960s
  • CHEYNE, Ian 1895 - 1955
  • CHUTE, Desmond 1895-1962
  • CLAPPERTON, Thomas John 1879-1962
  • CLARK, Anthony Morris 1923 – 1976
  • COIA, Emilio 1911 – 1997
  • COLDWELL, A J active mid 20th Century
  • COLQUHOUN, Ithell 1906 - 1988
  • COMFORD, G.E. active 1960
  • CONNARD, Philip 1875 – 1958
  • CORBIAU, Simone 1900 - 1974
  • CRICHTON, A. Pender 1910 - 1994
  • CROCKET, W. S. active 1910s - 1930s
  • CROOKE, C. D. active 1913 – 1926
  • CRUICKSHANK, G D 1908 - 1998
  • D'ARCY, Grace active 1911 - 1945
  • DAGLISH, Eric Fitch 1894-1964
  • DIXON, James 1887-1970
  • DOBSON, Cowan 1894-1980
  • DOBSON, Henry Raeburn 1901-1985
  • DORN, Marion 1899-1964
  • DUDLEY, John 1931 - unknown
  • DUNLOP, Dan ? - 1956
  • DYER, Alfred Edmund active 1884 - 1955
  • EDE, Maud (a.k.a. Maud Ede Clapp) 1876 - 1960
  • EHRLICH, Georg 1897-1966
  • ELSMORE, WILLIAM active 1897 - 1940
  • ERNEST, John 1922-1994
  • EWART, David Shanks 1901-1965
  • FERGUSSON, William active 1894 -1914
  • FEYZDJOU, Choreh 1955-1996
  • FINLAYSON, J.D. dates unknown
  • FORD, J.A. active 1911
  • FORREST, Archibald Stevenson 1869 - 1963
  • FRASER, D. J. active 1967
  • GILCHRIST, James Clark 1885 - 1973
  • GOURLEY, Alan 1909-1991
  • GRAY, Andrew active c.1900 - c.1920
  • GRAY, Nicol - dates unknown
  • GREG, Barbara 1900 - 1983
  • GROSS, Michael 1920 - 2004
  • GUY, John G. active 1960s
  • HAINING, C G active mid 20th Century
  • HALLIDAY, W. active mid-20th century
  • HAMILTON, D active late 20th century
  • HARDY, Denis active 20th century
  • HANNAH, George 1904 – 1978
  • HARLEY, D.M. active 20th Century
  • HILL, Brian dates unknown
  • HIRST, Norman 1862 – 1956
  • HOLE, Dora dates unknown
  • HOLMES, Harry active 20th Century
  • HOUGH, Richard 1945 – 1985
  • HUNTER, Mary S. 1899 - 1963
  • HUTCHISON, Isobel Wylie 1889 - 1982
  • INNES, George 1913 - 1970
  • JADOT, Maurice 1893 – 1983
  • JEFFS, James Gunyeon 1904-1976
  • KAY (20th Century photographer)
  • KEMPSHALL, Kim 1934 - unknown
  • KILPATRICK, James, active 1930s
  • KLUZA, Danuta 1926 - 2019
  • KNIGHT, John T. active mid 20th century
  • LACHMAN, H.B. 1886 - 1974
  • LA DELL, EDWIN 1914 – 1970
  • LAURIE, John 1916-1972
  • LAWRENCE, Alfred Kingsley 1893 – 1975
  • LAWRIE, Hamish 1919-1987
  • LEDINGHAM, Alexander 1883 - 1959
  • LESLIE, Cecil Mary 1900 – 1980
  • LEVY, Marie 1929-1986
  • LINTOTT, Henry John 1877 - 1965
  • LION, Flora 1878-1958
  • LOESSL-MAYRZEDT, Johanna 1865 - 1954
  • McCURDY, A.J. active 1950s
  • MACDONALD, Archibald W. 1906 - unknown
  • MACGREGOR, William Alexander active 1902 - 1904
  • MACLEOD, William Douglas 1892 - 1963
  • MACPHERSON, H.T. active 1960
  • MACNAB, Iain 1890 – 1967
  • MARREN, F.O. active c.1900
  • McDOUALL, Helen Ethel 1873 - 1959
  • McPHEE, George active 1917 - 1727
  • MELVIN, Kenneth dates unknown
  • MENEELEY, Ed 1927 – 2012
  • MILLER, Caroline 1959 – 1999
  • MILNE, John 1931 - 1978
  • MILNE, Malcolm 1887 - 1954
  • MLYNARSKI, Jozef 1925 - 1984
  • MOODIE, Donald 1892 – 1963
  • MOONEY, H.G. active 1952
  • MORRIS, Hugh unknown - 1986
  • MUIR, Robert B. active 1960s
  • MURDOCH, D active mid 20th Century
  • MURRAY, Diona 1909 - 1975
  • NAIRN, Andrew 1903-1993
  • NICOL, Douglas active 1976
  • NIKOLAJEVIC, Milivoj 1912 - 1988
  • NORDFELDT, Bror Julius Olsson 1878 - 1955
  • OPPENHEIMER, Charles 1875 - 1961
  • OSBORNE, Malcolm 1880 – 1963
  • OULESS, Catherine 1879 – 1961
  • PARRY, William Haig 1883 - 1968
  • PATERSON, Alexander active 1902 - 1929
  • PATERSON, Hamish 1890 – 1955
  • PAULIN, George 1888 -1962
  • PEMBERTON, John 1908 -1960
  • PIBWORTH, Charles James 1878 - 1958
  • PULHAM, Peter Rose 1910 – 1956
  • RAEPER, George active 1920s
  • RAFFE, Walter George 1881 - 1965
  • RATTAR, John David 1876 - 1957
  • RAWLINS, Geoffrey 1930 - 2014
  • REDDINGTON, Cyril active 1960s
  • REID, Sir Norman 1915 – 2007
  • RENNIE, T.L. active 1930s
  • RICHARDSON, Frances 1892 – 1977
  • RICHMOND, Oliffe 1919 - 1977
  • ROBB, Robert active 20th Century
  • ROBERTS, Leonard H. active 1950s
  • ROURKE, H.H. active 1964
  • ROY, Abani c.1898 – c.1975
  • SCHULTZ, Harry 1874-1958
  • SCOTT, Tom active 1950s - 1987
  • SEELER, Margarete dates unknown
  • SELKIRK-STEVENS, J.A. active 20th Century
  • SEKALSKI, Josef 1904 - 1972
  • SHELESNYAC, Henry 1938-1980
  • SIMPSON, Elizabeth - unknown - 1992
  • SIMPSON, John active 1930s
  • SMITH, L. J. active 1934
  • SNODGRASS, Robert Nisbet 1904 - 1968
  • SPENCER, Cuthbert 1883 - 1954
  • SOWERS, Bob 1923 – 1990
  • SQUIRE, Geoff 1923 - 2012
  • STEPHENS-ORR, John unknown - 1990
  • STEWART, Gordon active 1910
  • STOSSEL, Oskar 1879 – 1964
  • STRASSER, Roland 1895 – 1974
  • STURROCK, Mary Newbery 1892 - 1985
  • TAIFONG active 1903
  • TANNER, Robin 1904 -1988
  • TAYLOR, F. active 1950s
  • THOMPSON, Joyce W. 1932 -
  • THOMPSON, Richard 1945 -
  • THOMSON, Peter dates unknown
  • TURNER, Helen Monro 1901 – 1977
  • ULMAN, Rick 1940 - 
  • WALKER, Colonel O.A. active 20th Century
  • WATERSON, David 1870-1954
  • WATTS, Mary E. active 1927 - 1931
  • WAY, Oscar unknown - 1954
  • WEIR, Sheila M active 1961
  • WHITE, Colonel Gordon active 1960s
  • WHITE, James active 1940s
  • WHITEHEAD, Alan active 1980s
  • WILLIAMSON, C.J. 1904 - 1994
  • WILSON, Cyril 1911-2002
  • WILSON, Leslie Hamilton 1883-1968
  • WILSON, Robert Gordon 1904 - 1968
  • WILSON, Scottie 1891 – 1972
  • WISSAERT, Paul 1885 - 1972
  • WOOD, Roy 1937 - 2013
  • WYLIE, Ben 1894 - 1956
  • WYNNE, Frank active 1930s - 1950s
  • VAN LOSSL, Johanna 1865 - 1954
  • VIKTOROWSKI, Janusz b. 1939
  • WYSARD, Anthony 1907-1984
  • ZERRITSCH, Fritz 1888 – 1985

If you have any useful copyright information relating to these works, or have a legitimate claim to any of them, please do not hesitate to contact the National Galleries of Scotland Copyright Department on the details listed below.

National Galleries of Scotland Copyright
Collections Information
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Modern 1, Level 2, 75 Belford Road
Edinburgh
EH4 3DS

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)131 624 6241

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National Galleries of Scotland Copyright
Collections Information
Modern One, Level 2, 75 Belford Road
Edinburgh 
EH4 3DS

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44(0)131 624 6241