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Personal Photograph Album of Lucinda Mackay, [?1999-2012]

 Item
Identifier: MS.50833

Scope and Contents

Album contains 36 colour photographs documenting friends and acquaintances of Lucinda Mackay, and social events attended by the artist, including images from her 70th birthday party, held at Edinburgh's New Club in December 2011. Each photograph is accompanied by a text label created by the artist listing the persons or events in question. The identity of the photographer is not given.

Photographs in this album include:

1. Seeing in the 21st century, LLM left with Christel Lam (1999)

2. With Mrs Gerda Rankin, over New Year

3. LLM at Mrs Gerda Rankin’s, with Prof Wolfgang Stierle and his wife, Eva Maria.

4. LLM, centre, with Eva Maria, left, and Gerda Rankin, right

5. James Holloway, left, and David Jamieson at the Christmas Party in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG), Edinburgh (December 2001)

6. Dewar Melvin and cousin, left, and LLM at Christmas Party SNPG (2001)

7. Amelia Melvin and friend, SNPG (2001)

8. David Jamieson beneath the portrait of Robert Burns. Christmas Party SNPG (2001)

9. David and Patricia Jamieson, SNPG (2001)

10. LLM and Gerda Rankin at the Festival Party in the National Gallery of Scotland, wearing the Salvador Dali themed smocks, painted back and front by LLM, after the exhibition in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (2000)

11. L-R, Mrs Sharpe, Bill Varley, Alastair Sharpe, Professor Gerry Collee [?1990]

12. Herbert and Marianne Suslak and James Holloway, right, in Moray Place Gardens [?1989]

13. LLM at Woodburn Terrace (circa 2012)

14. Painting at Fingask Castle, Perthshire. Third annual masterclass, given by Professor Ivan Govorkov, right, from the Russian Academy of Fine Art in St Petersburg. From left, Olive Duncan, Helen Malchanoff, wife of Andrew Thriepland, Julee Muir, Reseda Muir, and front, Beatrice Thriepland of Fingask and LLM (circa 2005)

15. LLM at her 70th birthday party in the New Club, with palette and brushes cake, a gift from James Holloway, Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (2011)

16. Herbert and Marianne Suslak with James Holloway, right, for a festival barbecue [198?4]

17. LLM at festival party in the SNPG, wearing a mask designed and made by herself, which won a prize.

18. LLM at Chichester Cathedral (circa 2002)

19. LLM at Chichester (circa 2002)

20. LLM at a garden party of the Scottish Arts Club in Rutland Square Gardens

21. LLM with Captain Tom Hansen of the ship Boudica on a cruise to Norway (8 July 2012)

22. David Ingram, President of the Scottish Arts Club, and LLM at a garden party

23. Diana Allen, subsequently President, the Scottish Arts Club (foreground)

24. Centre, in blue shirt, the late Lord Willie Prosser

25. LLM sketching in the rain

26. LLM, centre, relaxing in the Scottish Arts Club

27. LLM about to cut her cake, given to her by James Holloway, on her 70th birthday (2011)

28. 70th birthday cake, given by James Holloway (2011)

29. LLM and her cake (2011)

30. Ruthven Gemmell at Lucinda‘s 70th birthday party (2011)

31. Lt. Col. Paul Watton OBE, Chichester Cathedral [?2002]

32. LLM, Chichester. Visit to Paul Watton’s military establishment [?2002]

33. LLM in her sitting room. Portrait of Lionel Daiches QC above mantelpiece [?2006]

34. LLM in her studio [?2006]

35. LLM’s 70th birthday party at the New Club in Edinburgh (2011)

36. L-R. Unknown, Christine Doull, James Holloway, Hugh Younger, Unknown, Lady Fiona Campbell

Dates

  • Creation: [?1999-2012]

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

1 Volumes ; 31x28cm

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See also Artist Inventory at MS.50841

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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