March - May 2014
What’s On
Find out more about our exhibitions and events taking place this spring. nationalgalleries.org
Welcome
Kirstie de Garis
Welcome to the spring edition of What’s On, your guide to all the exhibitions and events at the National Galleries of Scotland from March to May 2014.
Opening Hours
Accessibility
We are open daily 10am-5pm and until 7pm on Thursdays at the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
All our galleries have step-free access. There are also specially adapted toilets for wheelchair users. Portable induction loops are available for visitors with hearing difficulties to attend lectures across all our sites. There is also a fixed loop in the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre.
Tickets Admission to all three of our sites is free but a charge is sometimes made for special exhibitions. Book tickets at nationalgalleries. org, on 0131 624 6200 or in person at the venue.
Study Facilities There are various resources across the Galleries open to the public for further study and research. The Prints and Drawings Collections in each of the Galleries may be viewed by appointment. The National Photography Collection is housed in the Print Room at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Each Gallery also has a publicly accessible Research Library. For more information on opening times and booking details call 0131 624 6200. National Galleries of Scotland are proud to be part of
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2 Cover image: Erik Almås (detail), Holy Mother, 2013 © Erik Almås. Above right: David Bailey, Jerry Hall and Helmut Newton, Cannes, 1983 © David Bailey
Bailey’s Stardust for 2015 David Bailey’s landmark exhibition Bailey’s Stardust comes to the Scottish National Gallery in summer 2015. Hundreds of photographs by Bailey, one of the world’s most distinguished and distinctive photographers will be on show from July to October 2015. The landmark exhibition opened at the National Portrait Gallery, London in February for a four month run, sponsored by Hugo Boss. The Scottish showing of the exhibition has been generously sponsored by Baillie Gifford & Co. Bailey’s Stardust arrives in the city 14 years after the lauded 2001 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art exhibition David Bailey: Birth of the Cool. Bailey has made an outstanding contribution to photography and the visual arts, creating consistently imaginative and thought-provoking portraits from a career that has spanned more than half a century. Bailey’s Stardust is the largest exhibition of David Bailey’s portraits to be shown in the UK with over 300 portraits including works that depict Bailey’s time in East Africa, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Delhi and the Naga Hills, as well as icons Sponsored by from the worlds of fashion and the arts, striking portraits of the Rolling Stones and Catherine Bailey and the East End of London.
Ghosts in the Gallery The National Galleries of Scotland are delighted to be collaborating with the Edinburgh International Festival to present some of the most poignant and beautiful art song and lieder from Western classical music. The event, which is part of the Festival of Museums, will be performed by a soprano, tenor and pianist in the magnificent setting of the National Gallery, Ghosts in the Gallery explores love in the face of the extraordinary sacrifices and challenges undergone in the conflict of the First World War. Sun 18 May, SNG, 3pm, free. See nationalgalleries.org for more details
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The Mound Edinburgh 5 minute walk from Waverley Station
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Titian, The Death of Actaeon (detail) about 1559-75 © The National Gallery, London. Bought with a special grant and contributions from The Art Fund, The Pilgrim Trust and through public appeal, 1972
Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Art Scottish National Gallery 22 March-14 September 2014 Admission free
Titian, Diana and Callisto (detail) 1556-59 © National Galleries of Scotland
This exhibition celebrates the recent acquisition, jointly with the National Gallery in London, of two outstanding mythological paintings by Titian (about 1485/90–1576). It draws on the Gallery’s exceptionally rich collection of sixteenthcentury Venetian paintings, drawings and prints to showcase and contextualise Titian’s two Diana canvases. Almost all of the major names in Venetian art of the period are represented, including Lorenzo Lotto, Palma Vecchio, Jacopo Bassano, Jacopo Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese. The National Gallery in London has generously agreed to lend - for the first time ever - one other highly important painting by Titian, The Death of Actaeon. Technical information, comparative images and other interpretative material will enrich the visitor experience and provide deeper insights into the art of this exceptionally fertile creative period in Venice’s history. The purchase of Diana and Actaeon, was concluded in 2009, and that of its pair, Diana and Callisto, in 2012. The exhibition provides the National Galleries of Scotland with an opportunity to thank the organisations and individuals who contributed so generously to the acquisition of these hugely important and influential pictures including: the Scottish Government, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund and the Monument Trust. Download our new Titian app. See page 32 for more details. For related events, see pages 20-29.
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Edward Lear, Stavros, Corfu (detail) Š National Galleries of Scotland, photography by A Reeve
Edward Lear in Greece Scottish National Gallery Until 8 June 2014 Admission free
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was one of the most original and inspired artists of the Victorian age. Although best known as a writer of nonsense verse, Lear was first and foremost an artist. He was a superb draughtsman and painter of ornithology and landscapes and an adventurous traveller, who regularly visited the Mediterranean and the Near East. Lear had a particular passion for the landscape and culture of Greece. This exhibition comprises an outstanding group of watercolours of mainland Greece, Crete and the Ionian islands, from the collection of the distinguished historian Sir Steven Runciman. These stunning works were allocated to the Scottish National Gallery in 2003 by HM Government through the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. They include beautiful views of Athens, Mount Athos, Corfu, Sparta, Zante, Ithaca and Marathon, painted between 1848 and 1864. The watercolours have been the focus of a major conservation project and will now be shown, fully restored for the first time. For related events, see pages 20-29. Edward Lear, Potamus, Corfu (detail) Š National Galleries of Scotland, photography by John McKenzie
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Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of Jan Cornelis Sylvius (detail) © National Galleries of Scotland, photography by A Reeve
Rembrandt etching rediscovered Scottish National Gallery Until 27 April 2014 Admission free
A unique Rembrandt etching has been rediscovered in the Print Room of the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. The print, a portrait of the Amsterdam preacher Jan Cornelis Sylvius of 1633, was previously catalogued as a copy of a work by Rembrandt. Recent research has established that the etching is the work of the Dutch master himself and the only known impression of this image to have been printed in red ink. Rembrandt’s Portrait of Jan Cornelis Silvius is shown alongside an impression of the same image in black ink and one of the artist’s rare original copper etching plates, Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick of 1646. 7
Belford Road Edinburgh 10 minute walk from Haymarket Station
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JD Fergusson, Wisteria, Villa Florentine, Golfe-Juan, 1957, Private Collection, courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland
JD Fergusson, Grace McColl, 1930 (detail), Private Collection, courtesy of the Richard Green Gallery, London © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland
Modern
The Scottish Colourist Series: JD Fergusson
JD Fergusson, The Red Shawl, 1908 (detail), University of Stirling, presented by Margaret Morris and the JD Fergusson Art Foundation, 1968 © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) Until 15 June 2014 £7 / £5
The National Galleries of Scotland’s landmark Scottish Colourist Series of exhibitions culminates with this retrospective of the work of JD Fergusson (1874-1961). Fergusson was born in Leith, and was essentially self-taught. He moved to Paris in 1907 where, more than any of his Scottish contemporaries, Fergusson assimilated the latest developments in French painting into his work. In 1913 he met the dance pioneer Margaret Morris (1891-1980), who became his life-long partner. Morris, her technique, pupils and Summer Schools, became the main sources of inspiration for Fergusson’s work, before his death in Glasgow in 1961. More than 100 paintings, sculptures, works on paper and items of archival material, lent from public and private collections throughout the UK, are on display. The companion exhibition, JD Fergusson: Picture of a Celt, is at The Fergusson Gallery in Perth until 15 June 2014. (see www.pkc.gov.uk). Admission is free. For related events, including a special all day seminar on 20 March, see pages 20-29. A partnership between the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh and The Fergusson Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council Sponsored by
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Modern
Louise Bourgeois, Couple I, 1996, ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Lent by the Artist Rooms Foundation 2013.Photo: Christopher Burke, © The Easton Foundation. Licensed by DACS.
Louise Bourgeois, Nature Study, 1986, ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland Lent by the Artist Rooms Foundation 2011. Photo: Christopher Burke, © The Easton Foundation. Licensed by DACS.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE
ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois, A Woman Without Secrets Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) Until 18 May 2014 Admission free
This major presentation of work by the great FrenchAmerican artist Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) is the first showing of an outstanding collection of sculptures, works on paper and fabric pieces by the artist now on loan to the national ARTIST ROOMS collection and touring programme. Highlighting the artist’s late work, the exhibition reveals how Bourgeois employed a wide variety of materials and scales to investigate the mystery, beauty and complexity of human emotions. The exhibition includes two late masterpieces: the cycle of 16 monumental drawings A l’infini 2008-9 and the artist’s final vitrine, Untitled 2010 alongside important loans from Tate and other collections. Together these works offer an unparalleled opportunity to explore the unique imagination and power of Bourgeois’s artistic vision. For related events, see pages 20-29.
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Modern Stephanie Mann, Still Life with Pastry, 2012 © Stephanie Mann
Michael Craig-Martin, Dolly, 1983 © Michael Craig-Martin
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New Acquisitions at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) Until 4 May 2014 Admission free
This display, which occupies the whole top floor of Modern One, highlights some fabulous recent additions to the National Galleries Collection. Among the new acquisitions are a major bequest from the collection of the late Henry and Sula Walton of prints by Picasso, Cézanne, and Hockney and paintings by Joan Eardley; paintings by Carole Gibbons, Charles Pulsford and Edwin G. Lucas, superb watercolours by Glasgow Girls, Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh and Frances MacNair and much more besides.
The John Watson Prize Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) Zoë Fothergill: Fur, Bizmuth & Spiny Oyster 8 March–6 April 2014 Stephanie Mann: The White Ring 10 April–4 May 2014
The John Watson Prize is awarded annually to a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art by the John Watson Club, and is selected by staff from the Gallery of Modern Art Curatorial team. 2012 prize winner Zoë Fothergill presents new work that takes the internet-phenomenon ‘Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response’ as its point of departure to explore the intimacy between touch and vision. 2013 prize winner Stephanie Mann represents her Edinburgh College of Art MFA degree show exhibition The White Ring. For related events, see pages 20-29.
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Portrait
Anoush Abrar, Kofi Annan (detail), 2013 © Anoush Abrar
Hana Knizova, Elza and Nellie (detail), 2013 © Hana Knizova
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1 March−26 May 2014 Admission free
On display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for the first time in 17 years, The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 features some of the most talented emerging young photographers, alongside that of established professionals, photography students and gifted amateurs. Sixty portraits were selected anonymously for inclusion by the judges, who reviewed more than five thousand submissions by 2,435 photographers from all over the world. The diversity of style and approaches to the portrait genre is reflected through editorial, advertising and fine art images.
Carmen Ballvé Girls in Barracón (detail), 2013 © Carmen Ballvé
Four photographers were shortlisted for this year’s prize: Anoush Abrar for Kofi Annan; Dorothea Deiss for The Twins; Spencer Murphy for Katie Walsh; and Giles Price for Kumbh Mela Pilgrim Mamta Dubey and infant. The winner of the £12,000 prize, sponsored by the international law firm Taylor Wessing, was Spencer Murphy, for his photograph of Irish jockey Katie Walsh. For related events, see pages 20-29. Sponsored by
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Portrait Julian Calder, Queen of Scots, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle and Chief of the Chiefs (detail), 2010 (printed 2013), Scottish National Portrait Gallery © Julian Calder
Angela Palmer, Brain of the Artist, 2012 (edition 2 from a series of 5) © National Galleries of Scotland, photography by John McKenzie
NEW ACQUISITION
Brain of the Artist by Angela Palmer Scottish National Portrait Gallery Until 31 Aug 2014 Admission free
In this latest addition to the Gallery Collection artist Angela Palmer has developed a form of sculpture which involves mapping on multiple sheets of glass, either through engraved or drawn lines, features of the human body, based on MRI and CT scans. This work, based on MRI scans taken of the artist’s brain at University College London, is a most unusual form of self-portraiture. It is an elegant, ethereal work which develops in a challenging way the concept of self-representation. The work will be displayed in the Great Hall of the Portrait Gallery.
NEW ACQUISITION
Queen of Scots by Julian Calder Scottish National Portrait Gallery Until 31 Aug 2014 Admission free
Julian Calder’s Queen of Scots, Sovereign of The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of The Thistle and Chief of The Chiefs, depicts Her Majesty The Queen standing by the Gelder Burn on the Balmoral estate in Royal Deeside. Evoking the great paintings by Sir Henry Raeburn, the photographer presents the viewer with a formal portrait set against a highland backdrop. Purchased with the aid of the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland, the photograph has been hung in Gallery 7 alongside examples of Raeburn’s portraiture.
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Kayleigh, St Peter the Apostle High School student sketching the Titan crane on the site of former John Brown shipyard, 2011 © National Galleries of Scotland
Daniel Mytens, Charles I, 1628, Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014
Portrait
LAST CHANCE TO SEE
The Nation//Live – Work, Union, Civil War, Faith, Roots Scottish National Portrait Gallery Until 6 May 2014 Admission free
This exhibition features works of art created during five community outreach projects, which investigate the contemporary relevance of major transformations in Scottish history. Inspired by the portraits and personalities from the Portrait Gallery collection, artists have led groups in four regional locations – Clydebank, Inverness, Dumfriesshire and Skye – to explore the impact of themes that define the national narrative. Roots, the fifth project, sees migrants to Scotland create new music to represent their view of Scotland’s future. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a powerful new film by Daniel Warren reveals how today’s Scots feel about their ability to shape their own lives. For related events, see pages 20-29.
Important Loans from the Royal Collection Scottish National Portrait Gallery 14 March–20 July 2014 Admission free
To complement the exhibition In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion at The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Portrait Gallery will show two impressive full-length portraits (generously lent by Her Majesty The Queen from the Royal Collection). This high-profile loan sees the paintings, Charles I by Daniel Mytens and Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, on display in the current exhibition Reformation to Revolution. For related events, see pages 20-29.
Percy Wyndham Lewis, (Lady) Naomi Mitchison, 1897 - 1999. Author, Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland 2003 © National Galleries of Scotland
Ken Currie, Three Oncologists (Professor RJ Steele, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri and Professor Sir David P Lane of the Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee (detail). Commission 2002 © National Galleries of Scotland
Portrait
LAST CHANCE TO SEE
The Modern Scot Scottish National Portrait Gallery Until 11 May 2014
During the period of recovery and reassessment after the First World War (1914–1918), artists faced the problem of finding a means of creative expression appropriate for a radically altered society. Discover how Scottish artists and writers expressed a uniquely modern sensibility in the first decades of the twentieth century. Featuring such celebrated figures as Hugh MacDiarmid and JD Fergusson, this display takes a closer look at the creative men and women who championed a progressive national culture and made Scotland’s distinctive voice heard.
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Pioneers of Science Scottish National Portrait Gallery Until 11 May 2014 Admission free
Come and enjoy a final look at this inspiring exhibition which celebrates the innovative figures who have helped shape the modern world. From portraits of John Logie Baird and Alexander Fleming to Dolly the sheep’s death mask, this unusual display charts scientific legacies and their enduring influence.
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Portrait
Stanley Baxter as Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh © National Galleries of Scotland, photography by A Reeve
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Tickling Jock: Comedy Greats from Sir Harry Lauder to Billy Connolly Scottish National Portrait Gallery Admission free
This is your final opportunity to raise a smile at Tickling Jock, an exhibition which celebrates Scotland’s masters of mirth and our truly distinctive contribution to the world of entertainment in the 20th century. The spotlight is turned on performers who have generated laughter at home and abroad, a list of comedy greats which includes variety stars of the music hall, stage, gramophone and radio alongside comedians and actors who have made audiences fall about with laughter on the big and small screens. Enter our ‘On Air’ booths to listen and watch comedy clips and become a Tickling Jock yourself by leaving your own recording of a comedy performance. 19
Events
Raising the Curtain on our Collection! The Portrait Gallery will take centre-stage this spring as both the National Theatre of Scotland and Stellar Quines explore our collections through the written word and performance. First up is Dear Scotland, created by the National Theatre of Scotland in which twenty of the country’s leading writers pen short, sharp monologues inspired by the Gallery’s celebrated portraits. Performed as a promenade piece of theatre staged within the galleries, confirmed writers include AL Kennedy, David Greig, Jackie Kay, Janice Galloway, John Byrne and Louise Welsh. The following week, Stellar Quines theatre company present Untaught to Shine - an evening of eclectic, site-specific theatre inspired by the women’s stories held within the Portrait Gallery’s collection. Five emerging names from the Scottish theatre world have created a collection of short performances that shine a light on the women who have inspired them and the stories behind their portraits. Dear Scotland, Thu 24 Apr-Sat 3 May (not Wed 30 Apr), Performances begin every 10 minutes from 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Untaught to Shine, Thu 8 & Fri 9 May, 7.30-9pm (A free pop-up performance on 9 May, 2pm). £8 (£6). See listings for dates and times and visit nationalgalleries.org for updates. 20
Sir Henry Raeburn, Sir Walter Scott, 1771 - 1832. Novelist and poet, 1822 © National Galleries of Scotland,
Go beyond the canvas with our programme of talks, concerts and workshops
Lectures & Talks
Events
Fergusson in Context Our vibrant Fergusson events programme continues with a more indepth look at the great artist. Dr Jonathan Blackwood leads a short art history course, placing Fergusson and his work in the context of European Modernism. A day-long seminar explores a number of themes including Fergusson’s relationships with other important artists and writers, his little-known sculpture and an exciting new discovery. My Name is Margaret Morris performed by Stuart Hopps, pays theatrical homage to Fergusson’s lifelong partner, the dancer Margaret Morris. See listings for dates and times.
JD Fergusson, Eástre (Hymn to the Sun) 1924 (cast 1971), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council, Scotland
How to get tickets All events are free, no booking required, unless otherwise stated. Where a ticket price is stated, or if it states free but ticketed, you can buy or collect tickets in advance from the Information Desk in the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560, between 9.30am-4.30pm with debit/credit card details.
Course & Conferences JD Fergusson in Context
Mon 17-Wed 19 Mar, 6-7.30pm. Session 1 & 2, SNG Hawthornden; Session 3, MOD TWO. £25 (£15); single sessions £9 (£6). Led by Dr Jonathan Blackwood, art historian and curator.
JD Fergusson Seminar
Thu 20 Mar, 9-5pm, SNG Hawthornden; 6-7.30pm private view, MOD TWO. £20 (£15). Day long-seminar bringing together current and wide-ranging research into Fergusson’s achievements
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion Study Afternoon
Thu 5 Jun, 1-5.30pm, SNG Hawthornden; 6-7.30pm private view at The Queen’s Gallery). This
joint study afternoon organised by the Royal Collection Trust and NGS will explore aspects of 16th and 17th century fashion. Speakers include Anna Reynolds, Curator of In Fine Style and Kate Gillespie, Senior Curator, Portrait Gallery. Booking essential, 0131 557 2500.
Lectures & Talks Room for the Child: Louise Bourgeois and Psychoanalysis
Mon 3 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm, MOD ONE Studio. Meg Harris-Williams, artist.
Richard Dadd’s Portrait of Sir Alexander Morison
Tue 4 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Christopher Baker, Portrait Gallery.
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Lectures & Talks
Events Taylor Wessing Opening Lecture: Luke Watson
The Baptism of Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1720 by Antonio David
Sat 8 Mar, 2-2.45pm, PG. Luke Watson, photographer.
Wed 26 Mar, 12.45-1.15pm, PG. Susanna Kerr, former Senior Curator, Portrait Gallery.
Cultural Nationalism in Scotland
Wed 12 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Leigh French, Lead Editor of Variant.
An Old Woman Cooking Eggs by Diego Velázquez
‘Putting a good face on it’? The Tussle between Portraiture and Landscape in the Career of John Constable
Fri 14 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm. Free but ticketed. SNG Hawthornden. Anne Lyles, freelance art historian.
Playing at Home: The House in Louise Bourgeois’ Art
Fri 28 Mar, 12.45-1.15pm, SNG. Andrew Paterson, art historian.
Artist Talk: Zoë Fothergill ‘Can I see that?’
Mon 31 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm, MOD ONE Studio, Winner of the 2013 John Watson Prize.
War Artists Series - The 19th Century: From Colour to Khaki
Mon 17 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Professor Gill Perry, art historian, Open University.
Tue 1 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Dr Patricia Andrew, art historian.
The Anatomy of Contemporary Art in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Adrian Wiszniewski in Conversation with Patrick Elliott
Tue 18 Mar, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Dr Jonathan Blackwood, art historian and curator.
Fri 4 Apr, 12.45-1.45pm. Free but ticketed. SNG Hawthornden. Adrian Wiszniewski, artist and Patrick Elliott, Gallery of Modern Art.
War Artists Art historian Dr Patricia Andrew draws our attention to war art in her new lecture series, War Artists. The series starts by reflecting on the shifting approach to war art due to social changes and the invention of photography in the 19th century. The rest of the series will accompany the Portrait William Simpson, Camp Division, Crimea, 1855, watercolour, Gallery exhibition, © National Gallery of Scotland Remembering the Great War, on display from 4 August 2014 to mark the centenary of the beginning of World War One. See listings above for dates and times.
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Friends
Lunchtime Lectures supported by Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland
Lectures & Talks The Photographic Portrait
Wed 9 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Robin Gillanders, photographer.
Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) by Paul Gauguin
Fri 11 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Ola Wojtkiewicz, independent art historian.
A New Picasso
Mon 14 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, MOD ONE Studio. Lizzy Cowling, art historian.
Events JD Fergusson and Margaret Morris Movement: The Dance Behind the Paintings
Tue 29 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm. Free but ticketed. SNG Hawthorden. With Alice Strang, Gallery of Modern Art and Sara Lockwood and Kay Morrison, practitioners of the dance technique. Supported by The Hosali Foundation.
‘Revolution by the Pen’: Scotland’s Literary Renaissance
Shades of Black, White and Grey: Chez Nous by Stanley Cursiter
Wed 7 May, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Donald Smith, author and storyteller. Part of TradFest 2014.
Inspired? Get writing! Awards and Public Readings
Fri 9 May, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Dr Jane Stevens Crawshaw, Oxford Brookes University.
Tue 15 Apr, 12.45-1.15pm, PG. Ailsa Turner, art historian.
Thu 17 Apr, 10.30-11.30am (under 12s); 1.30-3pm (12-14 & 15-18-yearolds); 5.30-7pm (adults), SNG Hawthornden.
Diary of an Embroiderer
Wed 23 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Helen McCook, historical embroiderer.
Edward Lear: Painter of Poetical Topography
Fri 25 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Charlotte Topsfield, Scottish National Gallery.
Spiralling Anxiety: Hysteria Transformed in the Work of Louise Bourgeois
Mon 28 Apr, 12.45-1.30pm, MOD ONE Studio. Elizabeth Manchester, artist and writer.
SNG Scottish National Gallery
(Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, IT Gallery, Academy Building)
PG Scottish National Portrait Gallery MOD ONE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One)
THE STUDIO MOD TWO Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two)
OS Off-site
Cleaning up Titian’s Venice
Louise Bourgeois’ Sunday Salons
Mon 12 May, 12.45-1.30pm, MOD ONE Studio. Julie Roberts, artist.
How ‘Venetian’ was Titian?
Tue 13 May, 12.45-1.30pm, SNG Hawthornden. Tom Nichols, University of Glasgow.
The Strange Case of James Hogg - The ‘Ettrick Shepherd’
Wed 21 May, 12.45-1.15pm, PG. Robin Baillie, NGS Outreach.
Still Life with Bird’s Nest by Jan van Huysum
Fri 23 May, 12.45-1.15pm, SNG. Dr Tico Seifert, Scottish National Gallery.
Figuring Fergusson: Looking at Contemporary Responses from Glasgow School of Art
Mon 26 May, 12.45-1.30pm, MOD ONE Studio. Kerry Watson, Gallery of Modern Art.
Uncovering Fergusson: Curator’s Stories from the Fergusson Retrospective
Tue 27 May, 12.45-1.30pm. Free but ticketed. SNG Hawthornden. Alice Strang, Gallery of Modern Art. 23
Events
Music, Tours & Special Events
EPISODES: Bourgeois, Costume & Dance The National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh College of Art and Edinburgh College have collaborated on this innovative and exciting performance event. This oneoff event will feature original costumes created by 3rd-year Performance Costume students inspired by the themes in Bourgeois’ work. The costumes will be worn by students from Edinburgh College BA Honours Dance course, where they will interpret both the themes and the costumes, through movement and dance in the gallery space. Saturday 22 March, 11am & 2pm. Free. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One).
Music Live Music Now: Kristan Harvey and Tina Rees
Thu 6 Mar, 6-6.30pm, PG. Fiddle, keyboard and step dance.
Experimental Music: Louise Bourgeois
Sat 15 Mar, 12.30-1pm, MOD ONE. With staff and students from Edinburgh Napier University.
Rosie Nimmo and Stuart Allardyce
Thu 20 Mar, 6-6.30pm, SNG. Jazz duo featuring Rosie Nimmo (vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica) and Stuart Allardyce on guitar.
Live Music Now: StringSound
Thu 27 Mar, 6-6.30pm, SNG. Violin, cello and double bass.
SNG Scottish National Gallery
(Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, IT Gallery, Academy Building)
PG Scottish National Portrait Gallery MOD ONE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One)
THE STUDIO MOD TWO Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two)
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Live Music Now: Robyn Stapleton and Claire Hastings
Thu 3 Apr, 6-6.30pm, PG. Vocal duo.
Inspired by Titian - Gordon Ferries
Thu 17 Apr, 6-6.30pm, SNG. Guitarist and lutenist.
The Wild Myrtles
Thu 1 May, 6-6.30pm, PG. Sevenvoice a cappella group.
The Nation//Live - Roots
Thu 1 May, 7pm. Scottish Storytelling Centre. Performances by musicians from around the world who took part in The Nation//Live project. Part of TradFest 2014.
Agnew McAllister Duo
Thu 15 May, 6-6.30pm, SNG. Flute and guitar duo.
Live Music Now: Wildings
Thu 29 May, 6-6.30pm, PG. Trio on fiddle, flute, vocals and keyboard.
Special Dance & Theatre Events EPISODES: Bourgeois, Costume & Dance
Sat 22 Mar, 11am & 2pm, MOD ONE. Free. See preview page above.
Music, Tours & Special Events Dear Scotland
Thu 24 Apr-Sat 3 May (not Wed 30 Apr). Performance begin every 10-minutes from 7.30pm. £15 (£10), PG. See preview, page 20. To book call 0131 473 2000.
Untaught to Shine
Events
Portrait Gallery Insights: Helen McCook
Thu 3 Apr, 5.30-6pm, PG. Meet historical embroiderer, Helen McCook. Limited places, to book call 0131 624 6560.
Portrait Gallery Insights: Making History
Thu 8 & Fri 9 May, 7.30-9pm; pop-up performances on 9 May, 2-3pm (free). £8 (£6). Tickets available from 0131 229 3851. PG. See preview, page 20. Supported by Creative Scotland. For further information: www.stellarquines.com
Thu 8 May, 5.30-6pm, PG. With Imogen Gibbon, Portrait Gallery. Limited places, to book call 0131 624 6560.
My Name is Margaret Morris
Portrait Gallery Thematic Tours
Sat 10 May, 2-3pm. Free but ticketed. MOD ONE Studio. Dance performance by Stuart Hopps, choreographer and former Director of Scottish Ballet. Supported by The Hosali Foundation.
Special Events Historic Embroidery in Contemporary Times with Helen McCook
March: (Fri 7 am only) & Wed 19; April: Thu 3, Wed 9, (Wed 23 am only) & Thu 24, 10.30am-12.30pm & 2-4.30pm, PG. Helen McCook, historical embroiderer.
Books in Focus: New Acquisitions (Part One)
Thu 6 Mar, 11.30am-12.30pm,MOD TWO. To book call 0131 624 6268 or email gmainfo@nationalgalleries.org
Books in Focus: New Acquisitions (Part Two)
Thu 3 Apr, 11.30am-12.30pm, MOD TWO. To book call 0131 624 6268 or email gmainfo@nationalgalleries.org
Books in Focus: Wassily Kandinsky
Thu 1 May, 11.30am-12.30pm, MOD TWO. To book call 0131 624 6268 or email gmainfo@nationalgalleries.org
Portrait Gallery Insights: Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize
Thu 13 Mar, 5.30-6pm, PG. Anne Lyden, PG curator. Limited places, to book call 0131 624 6560.
Tours
Saturdays: 1 Mar; 5 Apr; 3 May, 2-2.45pm & 3-3.45pm. Monthly thematic tours of the collection. 1 Mar (Images of Women); 5 Apr (The Two Unions – Crowns & Parliament); 3 May (The Power of Portraiture). Meet in the Great Hall.
Gallery of Modern Art Highlight Tours
Saturdays: 8 Mar; 12 Apr; 10 May, 2-2.45pm & 3-3.45pm, MOD ONE. Meet at the main entrance.
Portrait Gallery Architecture Tours
Saturdays: 15 Mar; 19 Apr; 17 May, 2-2.45pm, PG. Meet in the Great Hall. Limited places, to book call 0131 624 6560.
An Introduction to Modern Art - Looking
Mondays: 24 Mar; 28 Apr; 26 May, 10.30am-12.30pm. £12 (£10), MOD ONE. Led by art historian Ola Wojtkiewicz.
National Gallery Highlights Tours
Saturdays: 29 Mar; 26 Apr; 31 May, 2-2.45pm & 3-3.45pm, SNG. Meet at the main entrance.
Mertoun House Tours
Monday-Friday: 12 May-13 June, 9.15am-1.45pm. £14 (£12), Mertoun House. Advance booking. Meet outside front entrance of Scottish National Gallery.
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Events
Workshops
Please note that bookings for courses running from April onwards Opens on Tuesday 1 April .
Working with Materials and Techniques
Thursdays: 6 & 20 Mar, 1.304.30pm. £15 (£12), SNG Clore. Led by artists Paula Flavell (6 Mar: acrylics) and Duncan Robertson (20 Mar: clay).
Saturday Life Drawing Class
Saturdays: 8 Mar; 12 Apr; 17 May, 10.30am-12.30pm & 2-4pm. £15 (£12), SNG Clore. Led by artist Graham Flack.
The Drawing Room
Thursdays: 13 Mar; 3 Apr; 8 May, 5.30-6.45pm, MOD ONE. Artist-led workshop exploring contemporary drawing practice. To book call 0131 624 6410 or email education@ nationalgalleries.org
Easel Sketching in the Gallery
Thu 13 & Fri 14 Mar; Thu 24 & Fri 25 Apr; Thu 1 & Fri 2 May; Thu 15 & Fri 16 May, 2-4pm, SNG Drop-in sketching with Damian Callan.
Saturday Could be Creative Writing Day
Saturdays: 8 Mar (SNG); 12 Apr (MOD TWO); 17 May (SNG), 10.15am1.15pm. £18 (£15). Led by Emily Learmont and author Regi Claire.
The Tale of the Brush: A Year of Haiku and Calligraphy - Spring
Wed 23 Apr, 10.30am-4pm. £30 (£25), SNG Clore. Led by artist Campbell Sandilands and writer Helen Boden.
Textiles Course Inspired by Louise Bourgeois
Thu 24 & Fri 25 Apr, 10.30am-4pm. £60 (£55), SNG Clore. Led by artist Lindsey Hamilton.
Celtic Lino Cutting - A Two-Day Course
Tue 29 & Wed 30 Apr, 10.30am4pm. £60 (£55), SNG Clore. Led by artist and printmaker Sarah Gittins. Part of TradFest 2014.
Inspired? Get Writing! Come and listen to works of art being brought to life through the imaginative writings of the winners in this year’s competition. Now in its ninth year, the prose and poetry entries never fail to impress, surprise or delight the judges and it is always fascinating to see which artworks our writers have chosen as their inspiration. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photography and installations have all provided the starting point for amazing flights of fancy. Thursday 17 April, 10.30-11.30am (under 12s); 1.30-3pm (12-14 & 15-18-year-olds); 5.30-7pm (adults). Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Scottish National Gallery. 26
Communities & Outreach
Events
Spring Events for Older Audiences
See listings for dates and times.
Special Events Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Mon 24 Mar, 2-3pm, PG. See preview above. To book: 0131 624 6560.
Margaret Morris Movement
Thu 15 May, 10.30am & 2pm (1hr), MOD ONE Studio. See preview above. To Book: 0131 624 6560. Supported by The Hosali Foundation.
Gallery Social Tours
The Taylor Wessing Photography Prize
Sun 18 May, 11am-12noon, PG
Visually Impaired Tours & Workshops Free visually descriptive tours and practical workshops. To book a place call 0131 624 6560.
JD Fergusson
Free, relaxed and informal guided tours for anyone affected by dementia and their relatives, friends or supporters. To book a place call 0131 624 6560.
Wed 19 Mar, 10am-3.30pm, MOD TWO
Tickling Jock: Comedy Greats from Sir Harry Lauder to Billy Connolly
Wed 16 Apr, 10am-3.30pm, SNG
Fri 28 Mar, 10.30am-12noon, PG
New Acquisitions
Fri 25 Apr, 10.30am-12noon, MOD ONE
Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Art
Fri 23 May, 10.30am-12noon, SNG.
Hearing Impaired Tours Free tours with portable loops for the hearing impaired, led by Tessa Asquith-Lamb. To book a place call 0131 624 6560.
New Acquisitions
Sun 16 Mar, 11am-12noon,MOD ONE
Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Art
Sun 20 Apr, 11am-12noon, SNG
Friends
Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Art Embroidery Artist Helen McCook
Fri 25 Apr, 10am-3.30pm, PG
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
Wed 21 May, 10am-3.30pm, PG.
SNG Scottish National Gallery
(Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, IT Gallery, Academy Building)
PG Scottish National Portrait Gallery MOD ONE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One)
THE STUDIO MOD TWO Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two)
OS Off-site
Gallery Socials supported by the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland.
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SCO Š Marco Borggreve
Let us put a spring in your step with two events suitable for individuals from care homes, community groups and those with dementia. In March, a string quartet from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra will be providing a relaxing hour of music at the Portrait Gallery, including a variety of well-loved classics and arrangements of songs for everyone to enjoy. In May, join the Margaret Morris Movement for dance workshops inspired by the work of JD Fergusson and Supported by The Hosali Foundation. Explore gentle ways of moving around the dance space and enhance your sense of well-being.
Children & Families
Events All events are free and suitable for ages 4-12 unless otherwise stated.
Regular Drop-In Art Maker
Sundays: 2 Mar; 6 Apr; 4 May, 2-4pm, SNG. Join the Art Maker Club and make your own masterpieces.
Portrait Detectives!
Sundays: 9 Mar; 13 Apr; 11 May, 2-4pm, PG. Follow clues and solve a mystery from history.
Bags of Art
Sundays: 16 Mar; 20 Apr; 18 May, 2-4pm, MOD ONE. Cool and creative fun with artists Tessa Asquith-Lamb and Louise Fraser.
Sun 27 Apr, 2pm & 3pm (45 mins), PG. So you think you know the true tales of Bruce and Wallace? Join Macastory for songs, stories and renactments as they uncover the startling truth behind the exploits of Scotland’s two great heroes.
Meet the Ancestors - Tales from the Forest (Ages 7+)
Sun 25 May, 2pm, 2.45pm & 3.30pm (30 mins), PG. Hear traditional tales about the natural world with storyteller Susan Wilson.
Special & Holiday Activities Creepy Crawly Concert (Ages 6+)
Sat 5 Apr, 10.30am; 11.30am; 2pm & 3pm (45 mins), MOD ONE. Join musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for interactive workshops inspired by Louise Bourgeois’ spider sculpture.
Meet the Ancestors - Jack Tales (Age 7+)
Sun 23 Mar, 2pm & 3pm (45 mins), PG. Hear some traditional ‘Jack’ tales from storyteller and musician Marion Kenny.
Express Yourself!
Thu 10 & Fri 11 Apr, 2-4pm, MOD ONE. Drop-in and have fun exploring the work of Louise Bourgeois.
Meet the Ancestors - Bannockbunkum with Macastory (Ages 7+)
Sleepover under the Stars – Spy School! Think you’d make a good secret agent? This Easter, treat your family to an unforgettable sleepover adventure! Get handson with some super-secretive art; follow clues in the gallery to create a character profile; experiment with disguise and code-cracking and invent your own spy identity. As night falls, it will be time to snuggle down in our Great Hall and hear bedtime stories beneath our magnificent ceiling of stars. Tickets include a ‘midnight’ snack and reviving hot breakfast. Suitable for children aged 7-11 and accompanying adults.
© Andy McGregor
Find out more: nationalgalleries.org/sleepovers Sat 12 Apr, 6.45pm. £35. Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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Friends
Regular Drop-in family activities supported by the Friends of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Children & Families
Events
Easter Family Fun Join us this Easter break to explore two major exhibitions. Inspired by the work of Louise Bourgeois, try out different techniques and create your own unique art work, or take part in interactive musical workshops with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. At the Scottish National Gallery, explore Titian’s amazing world of colour and have a go at mixing your own paints and pigments, or be transported into a magical world of myth and legend with storyteller and musician Marion Kenny.
© Lisa Fleming.
See listings for dates and times.
Sleepover under the Stars - Spy School! (Ages 7-11)
Sat 12 Apr, 6.45pm-8.30am. £35 per person, PG. See preview, page 28.
Titian’s Workshop (Ages 7+)
Mon 14 & Tue 15 Apr, 2-4pm, SNG. See what it’s like to be Titian’s apprentice and explore the amazing world of colour and pigment. To book: 0131 624 6560.
Little Feet Dance Workshops (Ages 3-5)
Fri 16 & Sun 18 May, 10.30am12noon, MOD ONE Studio. Led by Margaret Morris Movement, explore the sights, sounds and sensations of the seaside with your little ones in this fun packed creative dance adventure. Supported by The Hosali Foundation. To book: 0131 624 6560.
Exhibitions
Titian’s Marvellous Myths (Ages 7+)
Sat 19 Apr, 2-3pm, SNG. Join Storyteller and musician Marion Kenny and be transported into a magical world of myth and legend.
SNG Scottish National Gallery
(Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, IT Gallery, Academy Building)
PG Scottish National Portrait Gallery MOD ONE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One)
THE STUDIO MOD TWO Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two)
OS Off-site
Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools 2013
Rothes Hall, Fife until 27 Mar; Ayr High Street, 29 Mar-29 May. Exhibition tour of the winning works from our annual competition for schools.
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The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant
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At The Scottish National Gallery
Victor and Carina Contini’s award winning cafe and restaurant situated in the Scottish National Gallery overlooking the beautiful Princes Street Gardens. Exciting monthly changing menus showcasing artisan produce from over 60 Scottish suppliers. Sustainable, fresh, seasonal ingredients at their very best. Now proud to be growing from their own Scottish Kitchen Garden just 5 miles from Edinburgh. Open for breakfast, lunch, high teas and exclusive events. We look forward to welcoming you.
Breakfast Come in for a pot of tea to start your day or an authentic butterie – a perfect tasty Scottish treat. Free wireless internet connection is available and complimentary newspapers.
Garden Cafe
An informal, relaxed coffee or refreshment and freshly baked pastry is waiting for you from 10am until 4pm daily.
CIS Sustainable Business Award Winner 2013
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Tel: 0131 226 6524 | info@thescottishcafe.com www.thescottishcafeandrestaurant.com
Scottish Collection Menu
The very best local ingredients, sustainably sourced from artisan producers and our Scottish Kitchen Garden. Enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco when you order three courses. Or, for just a taste, try a light snack from £5.95.
Titian High Tea Our Titian Scottish High Tea Sharing Platter is available at £30 for two from 3pm daily. Celebrating the arrival of these iconic paintings back to The Scottish National Gallery. Download a voucher from our website to receive two complimentary glasses of prosecco, quoting ‘What’s On’.
Private Events Canapés, bowl food, breakfasts and dinner events. Bespoke packages available. Please contact our dedicated events team: events@lovehappyfood.com Mon – Sat 9am to 5pm (Thurs until 7pm) Sunday 10am to 5pm
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Titian’s masterworks Diana and Callisto and Diana and Actaeon have shaped and reflected not just the course of art, but history itself over the past 450 years. Now you can immerse yourself in these spectacular mythological paintings with our new free app Titian & Diana. Enjoy the paintings up close like never before and listen to some of the extraordinary stories which have taken place around them and because of them. The app is free and available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices running iOS 7.
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Shopping
Shop at the Galleries Our shops at all three sites are laden with great stuff – be it an inspired Mother’s Day gift, or an artful treat for you – this is where to find something unique and special, as all products below are exclusive to the National Galleries of Scotland.
Portrait Gallery frieze silk tie £27.95
Ceramic mugs depicting the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art £7.99 each
Mabel Royds set of four place mats £29.95
Botticelli light blue silk scarf £39.95
The Scottish Colourist Series: JD Fergusson exhibition catalogue in paperback £14.95
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Coming to the Galler
Scottish National Gallery, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and Scottish National Portrait Gallery 28 June – 26 October 2014
GENERATION is a landmark series of exhibitions tracing the remarkable development of contemporary art in Scotland over the last 25 years. It will bring an ambitious and extensive programme of works of art by over 100 artists to over 60 associate galleries, exhibition spaces and venues across the length and breadth of the nation. There will be specially curated exhibitions at all three of our Galleries including work by Steven Campbell, Callum Innes, Karla Black, David Shrigley and Martin Boyce at the National; Ross Sinclair, Simon Starling and Alison Watt and Douglas Gordon at the Gallery of Modern Art and Luke Fowler at the Portrait Gallery.
American Impressionism: A New Vision Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) 19 July − 19 October 2014
The exhibition traces the discovery of Impressionism by American artists in the late 19th-century. These include major figures such as Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler who lived in Paris and were close personal friends of the French Impressionists, Frank Weston Benson, Eleanor, 1901, Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke. Museum of Art, especially Degas and Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Monet; the group of American artists who trained in Paris and/ or settled near Monet at Giverny in 1887; American Impressionists working in the USA, including William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam and Theodore Robinson and Later Impressionism and the American group known as ‘The Ten’. Sponsored by Terra Foundation for American Art. 34For more information on all summer exhibitions visit nationalgalleries.org
ies in summer 2014 John Ruskin: Artist and Observer Scottish National Portrait Gallery 4 July - 28 September 2014
John Ruskin (1819-1900) is renowned as the greatest British art critic of the nineteenth century and the champion of Turner, but his role as an artist remains relatively little known. John Ruskin, The Palazzo Contarini-Fasan, He was however an outstanding Venice, 1841 © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford draughtsman and watercolour painter, who especially took inspiration from the natural world and architectural subjects. This exhibition will illustrate, with the finest examples, the range and quality of his drawn and painted work with Gothic palaces in Venice, wild and spectacular Scottish and Alpine landscapes, and minutely defined and brilliantly coloured birds and plants among his subjects.
The Art of Golf - The Story of Scotland’s National Sport Scottish National Gallery 12 July - 26 October 2014
The Art of Golf tells the story of the birth and evolution of Scotland’s Sir John Lavery, Golfing at North Berwick c.1920, Courtesy Private Collection National Sport by bringing together extraordinary works of art, rare items of memorabilia, and museum pieces of unique significance within the game’s history. Beginning in the early 17th century, with paintings of the playing of ‘kolf’, the European ancestor of the game we know today. It then goes on to chart the origins of modern Golf in Scotland. Among the highlights is the greatest golf painting of all time, Charles Lees’ The Golfers (1847), which depicts a match being played on the Old Course at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews and beautiful oils of the course at North Berwick, by John Lavery, one of the ‘Glasgow Boys’, as well as rare original golf-themed railway posters alongside breathtaking contemporary aerial shots of Scotland’s most famous golf courses, including the Old Course in St Andrews, Carnoustie, Muirfield and Gleneagles. 35
Portrait
National Modern
How to find us Find us in the heart of Edinburgh at the centre of Princes Street on the Mound. As well as playing host to special exhibitions, we’re home to a substantial part of the permanent collection, the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre and IT Gallery. The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
Join us just 5 minutes walk from Princes Street, round the corner from St Andrew’s Square. Refurbished in 2011, we’re home to three floors of portraiture from the last 500 years plus contemporary photography space, The Mapplethorpe Gallery. 1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD
Located just 10 minutes walk from the west end of Princes Street, discover an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art set within a beautiful sculpture park. 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DR
Gallery bus We run a free regular bus service between the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. To view the bus timetable visit nationalgalleries.org/bus By Train The Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery are a few minutes from Waverley Station. The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is a short walk from Haymarket Station. Parking There is metered parking at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and near the Scottish National Gallery and Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Disabled parking facilities are available at the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Cycling There are cycle racks at all of our sites and lockers for storage of belongings.
For further information visit nationalgalleries.org or call 0131 624 6200. National Galleries of Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland (No. SC003728)