This exhibition explores the changes in Dundee’s built and natural environment and the way that these have been depicted by artists over the years. All the artworks shown come from the University of Dundee Museum Collections.

20 artworks
Law Hill and Farm, Dundee
Image credit: University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Law Hill and Farm, Dundee 1880

Adam Barnet Fairweather (1847–1907)

Oil on canvas

H 25 x W 35 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Dundee (Dundee from the Harbour)
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Dundee (Dundee from the Harbour) 1888

James Douglas (1858–1911)

Watercolour on paper

H 63.5 x W 97.5 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Old Custom House, Greenmarket, Dundee
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Old Custom House, Greenmarket, Dundee c.1880s

David Small (1845–1927)

Watercolour on paper

H 26 x W 35 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

High Street, Dundee
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High Street, Dundee 1914

Charles Gustav Louis Phillips (1863–1944)

Etching on paper

H 25 x W 19 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Back Tenements, Crichton Street, Dundee
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Back Tenements, Crichton Street, Dundee 1900–1932

Tom Ross (1878–1961)

Lithograph on paper

H 36 x W 39 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Dundee Roofs
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Dundee Roofs c.1946

Loraine Bushnell (b.1926)

Oil on canvas

H 46 x W 61 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Factory, Seagate
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Factory, Seagate 1959

Colin Matthew (active c.1958–1959)

Oil on board

H 196 x W 74 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Dundee Flour Mill
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Dundee Flour Mill 1955

David Morrison Walker (b.1933)

Oil on board

H 44 x W 59 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Desolation Alley, Lochee
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Desolation Alley, Lochee c.1981

Maureen Rooney Mitchell

Oil on canvas

H 70 x W 96 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Tenement on the Hilltown, Dundee
© the artist's estate. Image credit: University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Tenement on the Hilltown, Dundee 1959

Alexander Muir (1930–2020)

Oil on board

H 43 x W 48 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Untitled (Elderly Man by Window, Dens Works, Dundee)
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Untitled (Elderly Man by Window, Dens Works, Dundee) 1983

Alastair McDonald

Oil on canvas

H 123 x W 122 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Tower Building, University of Dundee
© University of Dundee. Image credit: University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Tower Building, University of Dundee 1984

James McIntosh Patrick (1907–1998)

Watercolour on paper

H 53 x W 74 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

View from the Drawing and Painting Department
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

View from the Drawing and Painting Department c.1959

Ian Drummond (b.1938)

Oil on board

H 90 x W 211 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Partly Demolished Buildings, Hawkhill, Dundee
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Partly Demolished Buildings, Hawkhill, Dundee 1971

Walter Simms (b.1950)

Photograph on paper

H 20 x W 29 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Princess Cinema, Hawkhill, Dundee
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Princess Cinema, Hawkhill, Dundee 1950s

William Johnston (d.1967)

Oil on canvas

H 50 x W 60 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

The Tavern, Hawkhill, Dundee
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

The Tavern, Hawkhill, Dundee 1977

Michael M. Turpie (b.1952)

Oil on canvas

H 152 x W 188 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Wellcome Trust Building, University of Dundee
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Wellcome Trust Building, University of Dundee c.2000

Stephen French (b.1953)

Acrylic on board

H 20 x W 25 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
© the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Dundee, Tayside Medical History Museum Art Collection

Ninewells Hospital, Dundee 1975

Neil Fraser McLean (1946–2000)

Oil & pencil on board

H 44 x W 76 cm

University of Dundee, Tayside Medical History Museum Art Collection

A City with the First Snow
© the artist. Image credit: University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

A City with the First Snow 1969

Douglas James Gray (b.1947)

Oil on canvas

H 156 x W 153 cm

University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection

Botanic Garden, University of Dundee
© the artist's estate. Image credit: University of Dundee Fine Art Collections

Botanic Garden, University of Dundee 1984

James Reville (1904–2000)

Oil on canvas

H 50.5 x W 76 cm

University of Dundee Fine Art Collections