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Modern African art, from Dar es Salaam to Dunoon


Posted 04 Aug 2021, by
Kate Cowcher
In May 1967, a painting of men cutting down trees arrived in Dunoon, the small seaside town on the Cowal peninsula, in the west of Scotland. The painting was by the Tanzanian artist, Samuel J. Ntiro, and was posted from Dar es Salaam by Ntiro himself to T. G. Henderson, Argyll County Council s Director of Education.
Ntiro s painting,
Chopping Wood, had been bought by the renowned writer Naomi Mitchison for a council-funded initiative called the Argyll Collection. Mitchison had founded the latter in 1960 during her time as Argyll County Councillor, when she lobbied Henderson for funds to acquire modern art for Argyll s schools. Mitchison believed that children in rural Scotland, many of whom lived several hours from major museums, deserved to have access to modern art, to inspire creativity and pride. ....

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Eye on Millig: Tragic tale of honeymoon couple who never returned


By
Leslie Maxwell and Jamie MacTavish
The tragic scene at the road bridge in Glen Croe after the hired Standard Vanguard car was found in the river; (right) Andrew and Hannah Donaldson on their wedding day
DRIVERS approaching the Rest and Be Thankful usually have their minds fixed on the vagaries of the two landslip affected roads and the weather.
But three miles west of Arrochar on the A83, just before they reach the two roads, they pass over a picturesque river bridge in Glen Croe called the Honeymoon Bridge - little realising that, despite its romantic name, there is a tragic story associated with the bridge. ....

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