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2012.409 - 2012.409 - Collection - 9 items

Ref No	2012.409/1
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Title	Scrapbook
Date	1934-1968
Description	Green hardback notebook with pink material spine. Contains newspaper cuttings, relating to Hamish Macpherson's sculptures, exhibitions and life; areas of the newspaper articles refering to him outlined in coloured ink. Also contains a black and white booklet midway through the scrapbook for the Alwin Gallery, London, (undated), with Hamish Macpherson as featured sculptor.
Notes	Early newspaper articles refering to him as a 'New Zealand Sculptor'. Mentions of his Mother 'Margaret Macpherson' a radio speaker for 'New Zealand Radio Record' (dated 17 August 1934). An article from 'The Daily Mail' (dated 23 November 1935) mentions him forming a group with fellow artists; John Cole, Vivian Cole and Michael Foley to exhibit at the 'Picture Hire Gallery' being refered to as 'Four Young Sculptors' by various publications. Various articles about his 'Animals in Art' works. An article from the 'Vaxhall Mirror' dated 17th October 1968 names Hamish Macpherson as a 'senior project engineer' at the Luton Vauxhall headquarters; the Vauxhall Mirror is a newspaper exclusively for Vauxhall staff.
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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/573	Macpherson; Hamish (Henry) Basil (1915-2005); Sculptor	1915-2005

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