Wartime postcard sketches

This material is held atGlasgow School of Art Archives and Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 1694 NMC/1039H
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1914-1918
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 8 of 12

Scope and Content

To the 'artist person' from yours sincerely, The Fighting Editor. Sketches of fellow companions during service in Royal Army Medical Corps.

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

Elizabeth Thompson, 24.06.2010.

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

Sketches reporoduced onto postcards
Dimensions: 137 x 82 mm

Additional Information

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