Italy 1953-54
Artist: Michie, David Alan Redpath, Professor, OBE RSA RGI FRSA(Scot) · 1928-2015
David Michie was awarded a Travelling Scholarship from Edinburgh College of Art which took him to France and Italy in 1953-54 in company with his college friend and fellow travelling scholar John Houston OBE RSA (1930-2008) who remained a lifelong friend. Their travels took them to the following destinations; Paris, Milan, Florence, Rome, Orvieto, Anticoli Corrado, Naples, Ravenna, Venice. Whilst in Florence and Milan they were in the company of W G Gillies OBE RSA(1898-1973).
Leaf 25r is reproduced in David Michie, A Sketchbook, pub D Michie, 2014, p.9
Leaves 53r-55r inc are probably Saracenic motifs from objects seen in the Museo Stibbert in Florence (vide related study in David Michie, A Sketchbook, pub D Michie, 2014, p.15)
Leaves 32r, 33r and 61r are probably to do with harvesting olives near Florence (vide related study in David Michie, A Sketchbook, pub D Michie, 2014, p.14)
Leaf 69r is probably a portrait of the artist’s wife, Eileen
Leaves 73v and 74r are probably details copied from carvings on Etruscan stone coffins, a collection of which were viewed by Michie in the Archaeological Museum in Florence
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Object data
Date 1953 - 1954 Accession 2016.084 Type Sketch book Mixed media Materials Cover card
Support paper
Medium Pencil
Medium Conte
Medium Pen and inkDimensions Support size (closed)
25.5cm
Support size (clsoed)
20.1cmAcquisition Bequest Michie, David Alan Redpath, Professor, OBE RSA (February 3rd, 2016) -
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