Self Portrait

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Cordelia Oliver attended the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) from 1940–1944 and in her graduating year she won the prestigious Guthrie Prize for painting. In later years Oliver was best remembered for being The Guardian's chief art and theatre critic in Scotland – a role she held for twenty-five years. She was also a contributor to a host of other newspapers and journals and the author of a number of books.

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

Self Portrait

Date

1944

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 60.8 x W 50.8 cm

Accession number

NMC/1023

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the artist, 2010

Work type

Painting

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