c.1975 (made)
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Willie Rodger (1930-2018) was one of Scotland’s pre-eminent printmakers. He was born in Kirkintilloch and studied Graphics and Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art from 1948 – 1953. He worked for a period in commercial advertising in London before returning to Scotland to teach art. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1989. He worked mostly in lino-cut and woodcut, but also produced a number of screenprints, notably for the images which were reproduced on a set of Scottish Historical Playing Cards, issued in 1975.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Willie Rodger: Scottish Historical Playing Cards Face Card screenprints on a single sheet, promotional flyer, printed by McGavigan Printers, Kirkintilloch, c.1975 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered: The above facsimiles of the actual playing cards have been produced by Screen Process by John Mcgavigan & Co. Ltd. Woodilee Road, Kirkintilloch. from the original design produced by Willie Rodger. |
| Credit line | Given by the Rodger family |
| Summary | Willie Rodger (1930-2018) was one of Scotland’s pre-eminent printmakers. He was born in Kirkintilloch and studied Graphics and Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art from 1948 – 1953. He worked for a period in commercial advertising in London before returning to Scotland to teach art. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1989. He worked mostly in lino-cut and woodcut, but also produced a number of screenprints, notably for the images which were reproduced on a set of Scottish Historical Playing Cards, issued in 1975. |
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| Accession number | E.229-2020 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2020 |
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