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Boston "T"

Artist: Maclean, Will, Professor, MBE RSA RSW RGI · b. 1941

Inspired by the artist's 1988 trip to North America including Boston. See letter from artist to the RSA dated 2003-03-08 in hanging file "Articles on Painters". See also Will Maclean's Gillies Scholarship report on his trip to Boston in Box File 47 'Gillies Bequest Fund Award'.

Object data

Date	1989
Accession	1994.174
Type	Construction Mixed media
Materials	Support plywood Material cast acrylic paste, pencil Objects toy car, cigarette card Medium Mixed media Medium Powdered acrylic and powdered metal paint Medium Acrylic gesso primer
Dimensions	Overall construction 115cm x 93cm x 10cm
Acquisition	Deposit, RSA Diploma Collection Maclean, Will, Professor, MBE RSA RSW RGI (November 20th, 1991)

Exhibitions

Will Maclean, New Work

Dates: Mar 16, 1990 - Apr 27, 1990

Venue: Runkel -Hue- Williams Ltd

Location: London

One Hundred & Sixty Fifth Exhibition The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture & Printmaking

Dates: Apr 27, 1991 - Jun 29, 1991

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Location: Edinburgh

Portfolio: treasures from the Diploma Collection at the Royal Scottish Academy

Dates: Feb 6, 2013 - Feb 14, 2013

Venue: Royal Scottish Academy

Will Maclean: Points of Departure

Dates: Jun 4, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022

Venue: City Art Centre

Location: Edinburgh

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