One of the Scottish art world’s most respected figures will give an anniversary talk in Angus this week.
The Friends of the William Lamb Studio have announced that Scotland’s leading sculptor and printmaker Arthur Watson has agreed to give the annual William Lamb Lecture, hosted by the Friends of the William Lamb Studio, in their 40th year.
Mr Watson, the president of the Royal Scottish Academy and a senior lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee, will speak to the title Print and Sculpture, Land and Sea.
He will launch a year of talks to promote Lamb, for many the country’s greatest sculptor, and his Montrose studio that is maintained as a small gallery and museum.
Vice-chairwoman of the Friends, Mae Mackenzie Smith, said: “We are especially pleased to have an artist of Mr Watson’s reputation giving this talk.
“William Lamb was an extremely fine sculptor and printmaker, too, so it will be interesting to hear an internationally-recognised sculptor and print maker of this century, whose work interests echoes Lamb’s, talk on his work and the continuing impact of Lamb on artists of this century.”
The free public talk will take place at Montrose Museum in Panmure Place at 7.30pm on May 11.
The Lamb Studio in Market Street holds a significant collection of Lamb’s sculptures, watercolours and etchings, and is closed for the winter season but is opened by appointment or for Friends events.
Several of these take place this month, including an opening on May 27 during Mofest.
Further details of Lamb Studio openings are available from Montrose Museum 01674 662660 or MontroseMuseum@angusalive.scot
William Lamb was born in Montrose in 1893 and spent most of his working life in the town.
On his death in 1951 he left his studio in Market Street, together with his collections of artworks, to the people of the town.
This studio is now maintained as a small museum and gallery and contains an exceptional collection of Lamb’s internationally important works – sculptures in wood, stone and bronze, etchings and watercolours and more than 1,700 preparatory drawings for his work.
The studio regularly registers a five-star ranking on Tripadvisor, drawing visitors from all over the world.
