To earn the name artist it seems clear that one must create something, must make something, be a 'makar'.
In 1939, Scottish artist and sculptor J.D. Fergusson was commissioned to write a fully illustrated book on modern Scottish painting. The Second World War made this impossible and the first edition of Modern Scottish Paintingwas published in 1943 without illustrations. This new edition - edited, introduced and annotated by Alexander Moffat and Alan Riach - finally brings Fergusson's project to fruition, illustrating the argument with colour...
To earn the name artist it seems clear that one must create something, must make something, be a 'makar'.
