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The onslaught
The following biography of Gilbert Holiday is provided by Sarah Colgrave Art: The following timeline is far from complete. It has been compiled by Peter Scott-Gordon from material available in … Continue reading The onslaught
Gilbert Holiday
Lately, when researching a forgotten but once champion billiard player, I came across the art work of Gilbert Holiday [1879-1937]. Here are some of his works:
The Creative Cell
In a local antique shop I recently came across some papers and ephemera that belonged to Christopher Murray Grieve [Hugh MacDiarmid]. Amongst this was a letter that he had received … Continue reading The Creative Cell
Goddess of Change
A few days ago, in an antique shop, I came across a bundle of papers and material that I believe were kept by Christopher Murray Grieve [Hugh MacDiarmid]. Included in … Continue reading Goddess of Change
Baroness Dombrowski
Baroness Dombrowski [1881-1968], Austrian writer and illustrator, has been largely forgotten. During her career she used multiple names: Kathe Schonberger, Käthe Olshausen-Schönberger, Katharina von Dombrowski, Baroness von Dombrowski, and the … Continue reading Baroness Dombrowski
Fifty years
Yesterday we visited the Andy Goldsworthy exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy. Wow. Here are a few photographs from yesterday:
Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Front page of the Press & Journal, 30 September 1933: The above sketch was by William Stratford Percy (1872–1946) a stage comedian who also appeared in a number of short … Continue reading Aberdeen’s Array of towers