William A. Lamb
Born 1 June 1893
Died 1951
Active: 1925 - 1951
Sculptor, engraver
Born and died in Montrose, Forfarshire. Apprenticed as a stonemason to his brother aged 13. Right hand extensively injured during 1WW taught himself to use his left. Attended Edinburgh College of Art for 2 years.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited. Click here for more information.
The Dreamer
1926
The Young Fisherman
1926
£7 7s.
An old salt
1927
p. 7
The Bud
1927
Le Moulin Blanc - sur la Marne
1927
W. A. C
1929 (Circa)
Paresseux
1931
Zigge
1931
Agge
1931
A leaf from my sketch book
1931
Old John
1933
George Fairweather ARIBA, Architect
1935
Violet Jacob
1935
Ness
1935
'Dod'
1935 (Circa)
Fisherman
1937 (Circa)
Hugh McDiarmid
1937 (Circa)
Nude
1939
Hugh
1939
The hewer
1939
Blois, France
1939
Roscoff
1939
A Little Study
1943
Le petit mousse
1943
The old woman
1943
The young woman
1943
Old John
1943
Chateau de Chinon
1943
Concarneau
1943
On the Brackies
1943
Grief
1943
The tall story
1948
And the harbour bar is moaning
1948
The cold north wind
1948
The Quarryman
1949
Dr. Pittendrigh Macgillivray
1951
Purpose
1951
Boy
1951
Sandcarts
1951
Montrose Basin
1951
Locations
Address 8 Marchdale Cres Edinburgh | View on map
1925 (Circa) - 1931 (Circa)
Address 53 Braid Road Edinburgh | View on map
1932 (Circa) - 1933 (Circa)
Address 33 Bridge Street Montrose | View on map
1934 (Circa)
Address 25 Market Street Montrose | View on map
1935 (Circa) - 1936 (Circa)
Address 24 Market Street Montrose | View on map
1936 (Circa) - 1951
p. 7
This was his studio from 1934-51. It was given to the town on the death of the sculptor, at his specific request, and was opened by the Montrose Town Council as a memorial to Lamb in 1955. The studio then underwent a complete renovation in 1978 by Angus District council.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, One-Hundred-and-Seventeenth, 1943
'The old woman'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-First, 1927
'Le Moulin Blanc - sur la Marne'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Fifth, 1931
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Sixth, 1932
'A leaf from my sketch book'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Ninth, 1935
'Violet Jacob'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Thirteenth, 1939
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Second, 1948
'And the harbour bar is moaning'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Third, 1949
'The Quarryman'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Fifth, 1951
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Seventy-Fourth Annual Exhibition, 1935
''Dod''
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Masters, 1933
Multiple works
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1937
'Fisherman'
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1926
'The Young Fisherman'
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1929
'W. A. C'
Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1925 - 1951
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 26 times (works were also exhibited at the annual exhibition in 1982): 1925 (2 works), 1926 (2 works), 1927 (3 works), 1928 (5 works), 1929 (3 works), 1930 (3 works), 1931 (6 works), 1932 (3 works), 1933 (3 works), 1934 (3 works), 1935 (3 works), 1936 (3 works), 1937 (3 works), 1938 (3 works), 1939 (5 works), 1940 (7 works), 1941 (6 works), 1942 (6 works), 1943 (8 works), 1944 (3 works), 1945 (5 works), 1946 (4 works), 1947 (4 works), 1948 (4 works), 1949 (1 work), 1950 (2 works), 1951 (6 works), 1981 (5 works).
Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1861-1951
1927 - 1944
Exhibited 13 times (an average of 2 works per show)
Institutional and Business Connections
Elected ARSA The Royal Scottish Academy
1931
Received award from The Royal Scottish Academy
December 1929
Awarded The Guthrie Award for 'Ferryden Fisher Wife'
Personal and Professional Connections
Made bust of James Pittendrigh MacGillivray
1932
Exhibited at the RSA Annual Exhibition, 1932.
Sources
1901 Scotland Census
2007
Ref: Parish: Montrose; ED: 18; Page: 18; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1901_112; Year: 1901.
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Nineteenth Exhibition of Works of Modern Masters, 1926
November 1926
P. 81
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Twentieth Exhibition of Works of Modern Masters, 1929
November 1929
p. 69
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Twenty-second Exhibition of Works of Modern Masters, 1933
November 1933
The One Hundred and First Annual Report of the Council of The Royal Scottish Academy, 1928
1928
Citing this record
'William A. Lamb', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1208785316, accessed 10 Jun 2023]
