* DANNY FERGUSON RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1925 - 1993) ROSEVALE STREET (PARTICK, GLASGOW)

oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
framed

image size 40cm x 50cm, overall size 60cm x 70cm

Note: A past president of the Glasgow Art Club and a painter of widespread acclaim, he exhibited regularly in all the major exhibitions in Scotland and held many one-man shows in numerous galleries throughout the country. His work hangs in many civic, corporate, and private collections. Danny Ferguson entered the Glasgow School of Art in 1941. His studies were interrupted and he served in the RAF in the Far East. Post-war studies at GSA gave him the highly-coveted diploma in drawing and painting, winning at the same time the RSA prize and the RSA travelling scholarship. In 1954 he married Margaret Dunn, herself a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and a very fine embroideress and weaver. Ferguson was a great sportsman and in his early days he played football for various teams including Blantyre Victoria, where he took over as centre-half from Jock Stein. He was frequently snooker champion of the Glasgow Art Club, was keen on bowling and was also a member of the Tighnabruich Curling Club. From early post-war years he was recognised as an outstanding teacher in the east end of Glasgow and gave credibility to art education in these formative years, gaining recognition from Jordanhill Training College and Her Majesty's Inspectorate in Scotland for the pioneering and impressive results he was achieving. During these years he also taught in the evening school at the GSA. He joined the permanent staff of the GSA in 1968 and was one of the most devoted teachers the school has known.Condition Report
Condition is good overall, with no visible signs of damage or known issues.