The Right Honourable John Smith Q.C. M.P., 1938 - 1994. Politician; leader of the Labour Party
About this artwork
John Smith was born in Ardrishaig in the West Highlands. He became Labour MP in 1970 and by 1979 was Secretary of State for Trade. His support for Scottish devolution contributed to the Labour Party's subsequent commitment to this policy. After suffering a heart attack in 1988, he set himself the very public challenge of climbing the Scottish Munros (any mountain over 3,000 feet). Smith became a leader of the Labour Party in 1992 but suffered a second, fatal heart attack in May 1994. Many tributes were paid to him as a politician of great integrity whose ideas were founded on sincerely held Christian beliefs.
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title:The Right Honourable John Smith Q.C. M.P., 1938 - 1994. Politician; leader of the Labour Party
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date created:1992
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:21.00 x 30.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1994
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accession number:PGP 157.1
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Adam Elder
Adam Elder
Elder was born in Edinburgh and studied photography at the city's Napier College between 1985 and 1988. A highly successful photojournalist, he worked on the staff of Scotland On Sunday newspaper before being appointed Official Photographer for the Scottish Parliament in 2003. He has gained a...
