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Alexander Adam

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Born in New York, William Gallagher attended the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) from 1937, gaining his diploma in 1947. He joined the teaching staff of the GSA in 1968 and worked mainly in the School of Architecture until 1978. The sitter, the architect Alexander Adam, had been the GSA's Head of Architecture during the 1940s.

This painting was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014.

The Glasgow School of Art

Title

Alexander Adam

Date

1956

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 45.6 x W 35.5 cm

Accession number

NMC/054

Acquisition method

gift from James Adam, 1990

Work type

Painting

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