Sketchbook

Scope and Content

Notebook containing chiefly graphic motifs and designs for jewellery.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Reid Hunter was born in Alloa on the 24th of February 1896 to Nellie Lennox Hunter (née Reid) and George Hunter, a grocer. He studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art for a year in 1914 before enlisting with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He returned to the School in 1918, where he continued to study drawing and painting until 1924 while working as a teacher. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

Acquisition Information

Mr & Mrs Thompson, Sept 1994.

Note

William Reid Hunter was born in Alloa on the 24th of February 1896 to Nellie Lennox Hunter (née Reid) and George Hunter, a grocer. He studied drawing and painting at The Glasgow School of Art for a year in 1914 before enlisting with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He returned to the School in 1918, where he continued to study drawing and painting until 1924 while working as a teacher. He is listed on the School's World War One Roll of Honour.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

book; pencil and watercolour on paper. 38 sides, including covers.
Dimensions: 115 x 100 mm

Additional Information

Published