The Clyde Coast, Kyles of Bute

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British Railways produced posters to advertise their Clyde Coast railway and steamer connection services. TS ‘Queen Mary II’ steams to the left of this poster in the colours of Caledonian Steam Packet Company.

Alasdair Macfarlane was born on Tiree in 1902. He was a self-taught artist and moved to Glasgow in 1922. He worked on ships for P. Henderson & Co., joined the Clyde Navigation Trust in 1929, and drew ships for Glasgow's Evening Citizen Newspaper. He painted the images for a number of posters for MacBrayne's and British Railways.

Scottish Maritime Museum

Irvine

Title

The Clyde Coast, Kyles of Bute

Date

c.1956

Medium

lithograph on paper

Measurements

H 99 x W 126 cm

Accession number

2016-008

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, 2015

Work type

Poster

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