About this artwork
Footballer Jim Baxter, or 'Slim Jim' as he was known to his fans, is shown here wearing the Scotland kit. Baxter was born in Hill of Beath in Fife. He went on to become one of Scottish football's greatest talents. He played for Raith Rovers, Glasgow Rangers, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest and was capped thirty-four times for Scotland between 1960 and 1967. In the early 1960s he was regarded as one of the most gifted players in Europe. Baxter’s most memorable performance was in the 1967 international game at Wembley when Scotland beat then World Champions, England, 3-2; Sir Alex Ferguson is reported as saying that his performance in this game could have been 'set to music'. A memorial statue of Baxter, by sculptor Andy Scott, was unveiled in 2003 in Hill of Beath.
Updated March 2022
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artist:Mark I'Anson (born 1968) Scottish
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title:Jim Baxter, 1939 - 2001. Footballer
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date created:2003
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materials:Mixed media on paper
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measurements:196.00 x 94.00 cm
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credit line:Commissioned 2003
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accession number:PG 3341
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Mark I'Anson
Mark I'Anson
Mark I'Anson studied at Grays School of Art, Aberdeen, from 1988 to 92. Since then his work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions. His prefered medium is pencil, sometimes sparingly tinted with watercolour or acrylic. In 2003 he completed a major commission for the Scottish National Portrait...