David McClure (artist)
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David McClure | |
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Born | David McClure 20 February 1926 Lochwinnoch, Scotland |
Died | 20 February 1998 Dundee, Scotland | (aged 72)
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | Edinburgh College of Art |
Known for | Painting, drawing, printmaking |
Awards | Guthrie Award, 1956 |
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David McClure RSA RSW (20 February 1926 – 20 February 1998) was a Scottish artist and lecturer. He is most well known for his paintings of still lifes, interiors, figures and family portraits as well as his landscape and townscape paintings of Scotland, Italy, Sicily and Spain where he lived and travelled throughout his life.
Born in
Early life and education
McClure was born in
McClure studied at
Travel and work
In 1952 McClure was awarded a Travelling Scholarship by the Art College which saw him working in France, Spain and Italy. In 1955 they awarded him an Andrew Grant Scholarship which led to a period of travelling and painting in Scotland, Florence and Sicily where he concentrated on landscape and townscape scenes with some still life painting. After Sicily, McClure returned to Scotland where he taught at Edinburgh College of Art, while continuing to paint. During this period he was commissioned as the artist involved in the reconstruction of the King's room at Falkland Palace, Fife where his murals and ceiling paintings can still be seen today.
The rest of his professional life was spent in
Family life
McClure married Joyce Flanigan in 1950 and they had three children Robin, Paola and Kevin. David remarried in 1991 to artist and former model Angela Bradbury who he lived with for the remainder of his life. David died peacefully on his 72nd birthday at the family home at Strawberry Bank, Dundee in 1998.[2]
Collections
David McClure's paintings are held by a number of public and private collections across the UK which include:[3]
- Aberdeen Art Gallery
- Argyll Education Committee
- University of Dundee
- Dundee Museum and Art Gallery
- National Galleries of Scotland
- National Trust for Scotland
- Edinburgh College of Art - University of Edinburgh
- City Art Centre Edinburgh
- Royal Scottish Academy
- University of St Andrews
- University of Stirling
- Glasgow Art Gallery
- Perth Art Gallery
- Paisley Museum and Art Gallery
- The Fleming Collection
- Royal Dutch Shell
- Bank of Scotland
- British Rail
- BBC Scotland
- Edinburgh Fund Managers
- Towner Art Gallery
- University of Birmingham
References
- ^ "David McClure". The Scottish Gallery. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b "David McClure". The Herald. 24 February 1998. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Artworks by or after David McClure at the Art UK site. Retrieved 20 May 2014.