Study Days 2024: Forty Years of Art and Art History in Scotland, 1984-2024. Held in Edinburgh 1-2 March 2024.


This Curation is based on a talk on Curating Scottish Art at The Hunterian by Anne Dulau Beveridge, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow.


The SSAH Study Days 2024 is organised by The Scottish Society for Art History in partnership with Art UK, National Galleries Scotland and Visual Arts Scotland.

Artists featured in this Curation: Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909), Gavin Hamilton (1723–1798), Alison Watt (b.1965) and Una Shanks (b.1940)
4 artworks
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A Gull's Nest
Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

A Gull's Nest 1857

Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909)

Oil on canvas

H 76.4 x W 63.7 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots
Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots

Gavin Hamilton (1723–1798)

Oil on canvas

H 175.3 x W 160.4 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Capra
© the artist. Image credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Capra 2021

Alison Watt (b.1965)

Oil on canvas

H 78 x W 78 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Thistledown and Poppies
© the artist. Image credit: The Scottish Gallery. Courtesy The Hunterian

Thistledown and Poppies 2021

Una Shanks (b.1940)

Drawing, ink & watercolour on paper

H 69 x W 100 cm

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Explore artists in this Curation

  • Apollo and Artemis
    Gavin Hamilton (1723–1798)
  • Marat and the Fishes
    Alison Watt (b.1965)
  • A Gull's Nest
    Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909)
  • Thistledown and Poppies
    Una Shanks (b.1940)