James Paterson PRSW, RSA
Born 1854
Died 1932
Active: 1875 - 1932
Country of birth and death: Scotland
Painter, sculptor
Paterson trained at the Glasgow School of Art and in Paris. He then travelled in France and Italy before returning to Glasgow. Paterson is often linked to the group known as the 'Glasgow Boys' although he was primarily a landscape artist rather than a figure painter. He supported the publication of the short-lived journal 'The Scottish Art Review' (1888). Between 1884 and 1905 he lived in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire with his wife. After this he moved to Edinburgh (1905), and became a prominent member of the Royal Scottish Academy. There are a number of works by him in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Works
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Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at International Exhibition, Glasgow, 1901
1901
Personal and Professional Connections
Nominator of Louis Reid Deuchars
1924 - 1927
Paterson proposed Deuchars for ARSA in 1924 and this remained open until the sculptor's death in 1927. The nomination was seconded by the painter, Robert Gemmell Hutchison RSA (1855-1936). [Information from the RSA Archives submitted by Louise Boreham.]
Citing this record
'James Paterson PRSW, RSA', 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=msib7_1207148830, accessed 16 Jul 2019]
