Ian Fleming (19 November 1906 – 24 July 1994) was a Scottish painter, born in Glasgow.[1] He won the Guthrie Award in 1938 with his work The Painters: McBryde and Colquhoun.[2] The painting is now at the Glasgow School of Art.[3]
Ian Fleming | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1906 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 24 July 1994 (aged 88) Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Etching, engraving, oils, watercolours |
| Awards | Guthrie Award, 1938 |
| Elected | Royal Scottish Academy, 1956 |
Life
editIan Fleming was born in Glasgow as John Fleming, though he was always known as Ian. His parents were John Fleming (died 1939) a painter and decorator, and Catherine McLean (died 1970). Catherine was from Tiree and was a Gaelic speaker.[4]
Fleming went to Church Street Primary School and then Hyndland Secondary School before going on to the Glasgow School of Art.[5]
Fleming married Catherine Weetch in 1943. They had 3 children.[4]
Fleming studied at Jordanhill Teacher Training College; then taught at Glasgow School of Art.[5]
During the Second World War he was first a reserve policeman in Glasgow; and then joined the Pioneer Corps in their thrust from Normandy to Germany. He was demobbed in 1946 as Acting-Major.[5]
Fleming re-joined the Glasgow School of Art in 1946. He then moved to Arbroath in 1948 as the warden of the Patrick Allan-Fraser Art College. Then in 1954, he moved north again to Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. He revamped and energised the whole school:- moving it to a proper college setting in Garthdee; creating a library; and made a bigger department of printmaking; and gave it a much bigger curriculum. He also encouraged students to go the School of Art in Aberdeen when visiting all of Aberdeen's schools.[4]
Fleming was the local chairman of the Saltire Society in Aberdeen. He was also a Rotarian. He said for recreation in Who's Who was to be 'anything Scottish'.[5]
Art
editFleming was at the Glasgow School of Art from 1924 to 1929. Later as a member of staff he painted the portrait of the two students Robert Colquhoun and Robert McBryde. It was that portrait that won the Guthrie Award in 1938.[6]
Fleming first exhibited in the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts exhibition in 1927; and in the Royal Scottish Academy in 1930.[4]
Fleming was a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1947.[4]
Fleming was elected associate member of the RSA in 1947 and a full member in 1956.[6]
Fleming revived the Aberdeen Artists Society after arriving in Aberdeen. It had been dormant since the start of the Second World War.[7] It now has an annual exhibition in Aberdeen Art Gallery.[6]
Death
editFleming died on 24 July 1994.[5] He died of kidney failure in his home in Aberdeen.[4]
Works
editHarbour Pattern is in the Grampian Hospital Arts Trust.[7]
A portrait of the artist is in the National Galleries of Scotland,[8] and another is in the RSA collection.[5]
The Wallace Tower, Aberdeen is in the Blairs Museum, near Aberdeen.[9]
His Fishermen is in the Scottish Maritime Museum.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ian Fleming". The Scottish Gallery.
- ^ "Edinburgh Evening News - Wednesday 20 April 1938" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Two Roberts: Colquhoun and MacBryde | Art UK". artuk.org.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fleming, Ian - Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections". gsaarchives.net.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Ian Fleming RSA - Overview". Royal Scottish Academy.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Ian Fleming". The Independent. 8 August 1994.
- ^ a b "Ian Fleming | Grampian Hospitals Art Trust".
- ^ "Portrait of the Artist". National Galleries of Scotland.
- ^ "The Wallace Tower, Aberdeen | Art UK". artuk.org.
- ^ "Fishermen | Art UK". artuk.org.