Experts analyse art in Dundee

A conference on art in Dundee c 1900 was hosted by the University as part of the events programme for the exhibition The Artist & the Thinker, jointly organised by McManus Galleries and Museum Services.

The conference was organised by University museum curator Matthew Jarron and attracted a full house of 100 delegates. Speakers included University staff Professor Murdo Macdonald, who spoke about John Duncan; Richard Carr, who addressed the development of DJACD; and Elaine Shemilt, who spoke on science and art. Other speakers included Nicola Ireland of the Royal Scottish Academy and Clara Young of McManus Galleries, as well as a number of PhD students, including Megan Ferguson who discussed some of Duncan’s links with Patrick Geddes.

To accompany the event, Matthew staged a display in the Baxter Conference Suite foyer of Dundee artists from that period, which included highlights from a recent gift of sketches by David Foggie, donated by one of the artist's grandchildren following the success of last year's Foggie exhibition.