Robert Allan Smith (1909–1980)

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Robert Allan Smith served as Principal from 1968 to 1974 and was very influential in shaping the development of the University and the layout of its Edinburgh campus. It is a fine portrait but rather in the boardroom tradition.

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh

Title

Robert Allan Smith (1909–1980)

Date

1974

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 125.4 x W 100.4 cm

Accession number

WA.068

Acquisition method

purchased

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

H. Raeburn Dobson

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