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Title
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999)
Date
2003–2004
Medium
bronze & concrete
Measurements
H 150 x W 30 x D 32 cm (E)
Accession number
EH12_GB_S006
Acquisition method
New Edinburgh Limited
Work type
Bust
Owner
Edinburgh Park
Custodian
Edinburgh Park
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
Naomi Mitchison / Born in Edinburgh in 1897, Naomi Haldane married the Labour politician G.Richard / Mitchison and in 1937 they bought Carradale / House in Kintyre, where she became deeply / involved in local political life. Mitchison's first / novels sprang from her interest in classical / history and mythology, notably The Corn King / and the Spring Queen (1931) , while in the / 1940's and 1950's Scottish themes dominated / her writing. Her sense of the common human/ endeavour was also expressed in her affinity /with the Bakgatha tribe of Botswana, which / adopted her as their advisor and 'mother' in / the 1960's. By the time of her death in 1999, / she had published over 70 works. A story- teller in prose and poetry, she had a distinctive / poetic voice, combining conversational ease / with the strength of the ballad tradition. / Daring as a woman, to speak for her tribes, drawing on ancient collective memory while / articulating the dilemmas and loyalties particular / to certain places and times, Mitchison occupied a unique place in twentieth- century Scottish / literature / sculptor / Archie Forrest
Lochside Crescent, Edinburgh
EH12 9DH
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