New Joan Eardley display

A small selection of paintings and drawings has gone on display in the Hunterian Art Gallery to highlight the achievements of the artist Joan Eardley (1921–1963). Eardley is one of the most important Scottish artists of the 20th century, whose depictions of impoverished post-war Glasgow tenement children captured a vanishing world.

The highlight of the display is The Boy David, a sensitive portrait of David Samson, a young Glasgow boy on loan from a private collection. Related pastels and drawings from The Hunterian collection show her distinctive interpretations of the Townhead area of Glasgow, its local people, and the Samson family.

The display, marking 50 years since her death, is complemented by exhibitions at the Lillie Art Gallery in Milngavie (4-29 May 2013) and The Portland Gallery (1-17 May 2013)  in London. In addition a new publication titled Joan Eardley by Christopher Andreae (Lund Humphries in association with The Scottish Gallery and the Portland Gallery, April 2013) provides a fresh assessment of her work.

Image 1. The Boy David by Joan Eardley.

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