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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Bill Buchanan (7 October 1932 - 4 September 2018) was an artist; and former Director of the Glasgow School of Art. He was interim director from 1989 to 1990.[1]

Life

He was born in Trinidad in 1932 as William Menzies Buchanan. He studied at Glasgow School of Art.[2]

He married Elspeth and they had four children: Andy, Aji, Gavin and Janie. The marriage did not last and Buchanan remarried Alison.[2]

Alison and Bill lived at Allan Water, eight miles south from Hawick. However Alison died from breast cancer.[2]

He then moved to Edinburgh and later partnered with Ann until his death.[2]

Art

He joined the Scottish Arts Council in 1961.[3]

He became Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Glasgow School of Art in 1977. He contributed to many publications on the history of photography.[3]

He expanded the Fine Arts syllabus at the School.

In 1989 he was made the interim Director of Glasgow School of Art, taking over from Tom Pannell.[4]

He negotiated with St. Andrew's House a major investment with the Mackintosh building. He also edited the book Mackintosh's Masterwork in 1989, the standard work on the building.[2][5]

He was replaced by John Whiteman.[6]

Books

Along with Mackintosh's Masterworks, Buchanan also wrote a book on the pioneering Scottish photographer James Craig Annan; The Art of the Photographer.[7]

References

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