James Herbert McNair ( born James Herbert McNair ; December 23, 1868 , Glasgow - April 22, 1955 , Innellan , Argyll ) is a Scottish modernist artist.
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Life and work
Born and raised in Glasgow. Art education (since 1887), received in France, in Rouen. In 1888, begins architectural practice under John Honeiman. In 1888-1889 he also attended evening classes at the Technical College of Glasgow and Western Scotland. Since 1888, he has been educated at the Honeiman and Keppy architectural bureau, where he meets with Charles Rennie Mackintosh . In 1889 he studies at the evening department of the Glasgow School of Art. Here they meet with Macinstosh with their future spouses, artist sisters Francis and Margaret MacDonald . Together, they eventually form the art group " Four ." In 1894, for the first time, they jointly exhibit their avant-garde works, provoking lively discussion in society, which made the group famous. The creativity of the “Four” had a serious impact on the development of modern art in the UK.
In 1895, McNair leaves the Glasgow School of Art, graduates from Honeiman and Keppy, and opens his own architectural bureau in Glasgow where, however, he is active as an artist, graphic artist and artisan. In 1898, an exhibition of watercolors by McNair was held in London, which was a great success. June 14, 1899, McNair marries his girlfriend Francis. Together they move to Liverpool. Here McNair teaches at the School of Architecture and Applied Arts. The interior they created of Lady's Writing Room was presented at the International Exhibition of Contemporary Decorative Art in Turin. Francis also taught, also developed models of jewelry and patterns on fabrics.
In 1905, the Liverpool School of Architecture closed, and this gradually led to the creative withering of both. With the closure of the school, financial problems also arise (in particular, due to unsuccessful investments). McNair’s attempt - together with his colleagues - to restore the activities of the Architectural School failed (it was soon closed again). In 1908, the family moved back to Glasgow. The exhibitions held before 1912 were unsuccessful, so much so that after this year they were no longer held. From 1911 until his death in 1955, McNair apparently did not paint.
In 1913, McNair came to Canada, but with the outbreak of World War I in 1914 they returned to Scotland. In 1921, Francis dies, after which McNair destroys a significant part of her works. In the early 1920s, he and his son Sylvan got a car repair shop in Linlithgow. In the late 1920s, Sylvan emigrated to Rhodesia. McNair is moving to Argyll County. Most of his artistic heritage is kept in the museums of Glasgow and Liverpool.
Literature
- Pamela Robertson: Doves And Dreams: The Art of Frances Mac Donald and James Herbert McNair . Lund Humphries Publishers 2006, ISBN 0-85331-938-3
See also
- Glasgow School
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Benezit Dictionary of Artists - 2006. - ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7 , 978-0-19-989991-3
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Links
- www.crmsociety.com A Brief Biography of Herbert McNair
- www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk Selected works by the artist
- www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk G. McNair at the Liverpool Walker Museum