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Alexander Muir The Site of La Scala Cinema, 1976-77 Oil Donated 2009 by the artist Museum number 2009-12 The La Scala Cinema has been on the north side of the Murraygate. Demolished around 1969, the gap site shows the spires of the Alber ...

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Sarah-Jane Selwood Born Scotland, 1969 Rounded double inversion, 2003 Thrown, cut and altered terracotta. Purchased with funds through the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland, 2005 Museum number 2005-51 This piece was thrown on a w ...

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Andy Lang Born Glasgow, 1959 Glazed earthenware jug, 1987 Earthenware Donated by Martin Pirie, 1987 Museum number 2005-6 This is the classic and familiar shape of a humble earthenware jug. It shows the warmth and softness that is char ...

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Hugh Cameron Born Edinburgh, 1835-1918 The Funeral of a Little Girl on the Riviera, 1881 Oil on canvas Presented by James G Orchar, 1881 Museum Number 104-1912 Death is a common subject in Victorian art, especially the death of a child ...

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Hella Young Born Bloemfontein, South Africa 1910, d. 1999 Large Green Bowl, 1959 Wheel thrown earthenware Purchased, 1959 Museum number 1959-61 Hella Young was at the forefront of Scottish Studio Pottery, establishing her own pottery i ...

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Lotte Glob Born Denmark, 1944 Lilac Pool, 1987 Earthenware & porcelain Purchased from the artist with support from National Fund for Acquisitions, 1987 Museum number 1987-406 Lotte Glob makes pots and sculptural forms that break th ...

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Harry Nelson Born Scotland, 1958 Raku and Lustre Bowl, 1992 Raku fired earthenware Purchased, 1992 Museum number 1994- 305 ‘Raku’ firing gives a piece a smoky black colour and metallic sheen. It is achieved by removing the work from th ...

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Thomas Crooks Born Scotland, 1963 Portrait Dish, 1993 Wheel thrown stoneware, hand-painted with on glaze colours Purchased with support from the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1993 Museum number 1994-309 The influence of abstract expr ...

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Muriel MacIntyre Born Mumbai, India 1930 Fire Bowl - Large, 1993 Wheel thrown earthenware Purchased with the support of the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1993 Museum number 1993-133 Muriel MacIntyre's central interest in ceramics is ...

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Lotte Glob Born Denmark, 1944 Rock Tooth No 3, 1994 Red earthenware, stoneware & porcelain Purchased from the artist with support from the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1995 Museum number 2001- 60-1 This natural form is inspired ...

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