Bill Forsyth, b. 1946. Film producer
About this artwork
The first film of Glasgow-born director, Bill Forsyth, was 'That Sinking Feeling', a low budget movie made in 1979 about a group of unemployed teenagers in Glasgow. His second film, 'Gregory's Girl', set in Cumbernauld and made in 1980, brought Forsyth international recognition. By 1983 he was directing Hollywood's Burt Lancaster in 'Local Hero'. Campbell described Forsyth as 'a dark mysterious creature' although his movies are decidedly funny. The motorway flyover is a reference to Glasgow's Kingston Bridge which Forsyth often uses in his films.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Steven CampbellScottish (1953 - 2007)
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title:Bill Forsyth, b. 1946. Film producer
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date created:1995
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materials:Oil on canvas with three insets of oil on paper attached to the canvas
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measurements:185.00 x 130.00 cm; Framed: 207.00 x 153.00 x 3.50 cm
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credit line:Commissioned 1995
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accession number:PG 2989
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell emerged as the leading figure of a group of Scottish figurative painters who began to exhibit their work in the early 1980s. After working as an engineer for seven years, in 1982 Campbell graduated from Glasgow School of Art. A Fulbright Scholarship took him to New York, where he...
