About this artwork
The novelist and journalist Neil Munro was born in Inveraray, the son of a farmer. In 1918 he became editor of the Glasgow Evening News. Much as he wished to be remembered as a serious author of romantic historical novels, Munro's name is nowadays associated with the comic tales of 'Para Handy' which he wrote under the pen-name, Hugh Foulis. Serialised in the Glasgow Evening News, these stories about the crew of a Clyde 'puffer' (light steamboat) were an instant success. This delicate drawing on tinted paper shows Munro as a dignified and gentle man.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William Strang (1859 - 1921) Scottish
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title:Neil Munro, 1864 - 1930. Author
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date created:1903
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materials:Pastel on paper
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measurements:41.90 x 26.90 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1921
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accession number:PG 928
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William Strang
William Strang
Born in Dumbarton, William Strang was briefly a clerk in the family shipbuilding firm before he entered the Slade School of Art in London in 1876. At the Slade he was deeply influenced by the teaching of Alphonse Legros, particularly the etching class which Legros instituted in 1877. The subject...