Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh Tapestry Company (Ronnie McVinnie, John Loufit, Fred Marin, Richard Gordon, Alec Jack, Ian Inglis, Archie Brennan,...
About this artwork
Beside her first assignment from Vogue in 1949 to create portraits of leading Scottish artists and writers, Lida Moser produced a series of photographs of a very different kind during the month she spent in Scotland. This is an image of the staff and apprentices at the Dovecot tapestry studios in Corstorphine. Founded in 1912 to promote the Arts and Crafts movement, the Dovecot brought together artists and craftsmen to produce some of the finest tapestries in the world. Wading Birds, a design by Graham Sutherland, can be seen on the loom behind the weavers.
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artist:Lida Moser (1920 - 2014) American
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title:Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh Tapestry Company (Ronnie McVinnie, John Loufit, Fred Marin, Richard Gordon, Alec Jack, Ian Inglis, Archie Brennan, Sydney Ramage)
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date created:1949
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:25.50 x 30.40 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1984
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accession number:PGP 43.13
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Lida Moser
Lida Moser
The photojournalist, Lida Moser, began her career in 1947 while a student in Berenice Abbot's studio in New York. She worked initially for 'Vogue' from 1949 and then for many other leading picture magazines, including 'Harper's Bazaar' and 'Look'. Across a varied commercial career, Moser gained a...