About this artwork
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artist:William Turnbull (1922 - 2012) Scottish
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title:Acrobat
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date created:1949
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materials:Pen and ink and monotype on paper
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measurements:25.40 x 20.90 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by the sons of William Turnbull through Art Fund, 2014
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accession number:GMA 5515
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William Turnbull
William Turnbull
Turnbull was born in Dundee. He left school at 15 and worked as an illustrator on detective and romance stories for the local publishing house, DC Thompson, while studying art at evening classes. After serving as an RAF pilot in the Second World War, Turnbull studied at the Slade School of Art in...