_524 WHM100: Art "The museum has an important collection of fine art and photography in its collections from the 18th to 20th centuries. It was difficult to choose examples for this gallery so we have featured a diverse selection of images that showcase our collection. Highlights include, an oil on canvas by Sir D Y Cameron depicting October in Knoydart from the 20th century, and a watercolour by renowned Victorian artist and illustrator Jemima Blackburn. Both artists have links to the west Highlands, Cameron was an early member of the museum and prints he prepared from the Strange Plate in 1928 are on display in the Jacobite gallery. Blackburn lived locally at Roshven and was described by contemporaries as one of the most talented illustrators of her day." museums@eu-lac.org English Collection TEXT "The museum has an important collection of fine art and photography in its collections from the 18th to 20th centuries. It was difficult to choose examples for this gallery so we have featured a diverse selection of images that showcase our collection. Highlights include, an oil on canvas by Sir D Y Cameron depicting October in Knoydart from the 20th century, and a watercolour by renowned Victorian artist and illustrator Jemima Blackburn. Both artists have links to the west Highlands, Cameron was an early member of the museum and prints he prepared from the Strange Plate in 1928 are on display in the Jacobite gallery. Blackburn lived locally at Roshven and was described by contemporaries as one of the most talented illustrators of her day." "This very large oil painting by Henry Tanworth Wells (1828\u20131903) hangs at Arisaig House. It was a wedding gift to Gertrude Astley from her sisters when she married in 1883. It was painted specifically for Arisaig House. The painting was bequested to the West Highland Museum, but is on long term loan to Arisaig House where it is still displayed in the space it was intended for. The painting can be viewed by the public by appointment. The painting is titled "Letters and News at the Lochside" and depicts the postman Donald MacDonald of Achraig, Duncan McCrae (the boy), F. D. P. Astley, Sir John Millais, John MacDonald, boat captain: Donald MacDonald, a MacRae, Sir Henry Halford, Angus MacDonald (the water bailiff of Arienskill, and father of the yacht captain), and Mr Henry Evans." Physical Object "" Still Image "" Still Image "This local Lochaber scene depicts women waulking cloth on the shores of Loch Nan Uamh. Six women are seated in a rough circle wielding short mallets and evidently singing, while another group observe them. People waulked the cloth they had woven. This meant that they pulled or stretched the tartan into shape. During the waulking process, they sang Gaelic songs and recited poetry to keep themselves amused. The painting was created by Jemima Wedderburn Blackburn (1823 \u2013 1909) a renowned Scottish artist who lived at Roshven. Although she received no formal training in art, she was a watercolourist of outstanding ability. She had connections with many of the Victorian artistic and intellectual \u00e9lite and formed life-long friendships with Landseer, Millais and Ruskin, who described her as 'the best artist he knew'. This painting was purchased with the support of The National Fund for Acquisitions to commemorate the 80th anniversary of founding of the West Highland Museum." Physical Object "\u201cOctober in Knoydart\u201d, is an oil on canvas signed by the artist. \r\n<\/br\/>\r\nIt depicts Lochaber\u2019s wild mountainous scenery and was selected for the gallery because of the artist\u2019s special relationship with the West Highland Museum. It was painted by Sir David Young Cameron (1865 \u2013 1945) one of the foremost painters and printers of his day. Cameron had close links with the West Highlands and our museum. He was one of our earliest museum members and in 1928 printed proofs from the Strange Plate, an 18th century copper printing plate to raise funds for the museum. \u201cOctober in Knoydart\u201d hangs in our Jacobite gallery next to the printing plate and one of Cameron\u2019s 1928 prints. It will tell the story not only of Cameron\u2019s connection with the museum, but also the story of the aftermath of the 1745 Rising when Prince Charles Edward Stuart was on the run in the Highlands hiding in this landscape from the Hanoverian army. This painting was acquired with the assistance of Art Fund and National Fund for Acquisitions in 2020. It was purchased in memory of former Trustee John Gooch (1929 \u2013 2019)." Physical Object "This portrait titled \u201cMrs Ryan\u201d has been selected because the sitter and artist have close links to Lochaber. Keith Henderson (1883\u20131982) was a Scottish painter who worked in both oils and watercolours. He had a long professional career and served as a war artist in both the First and Second world wars. Henderson lived near Spean Bridge for a time. The sitter, Elizabeth Ryan, nee MacDonald (1863 - 1954) was a founder member of the West Highland Museum and our Chairman from 1938 until 1950. She was an inspirational lady. She married a tea planter and lived in Ceylon until 1920. When her husband died, she returned to Lochaber and moved to Roy Bridge where she was very active in the community. She founded the SWRI in Spean Bridge and was the Inverness-Shire President for 27 years. She was on the Board at the Belford Hospital and a Manager for St Andrew\u2019s Ambulance. She was also actively involved in the Catholic Church, playing organ at Roy Bridge Church. She is pictured taking tea on a MacDonald tartan tablecloth." Physical Object "This is a series of four panoramic photographs documenting Princess Margaret's visit to Fort William in 1965. They are important to our photographic collection, not only because they recorded a royal visit, but because they were taken by pioneering Fort William photographer Andy Paton. Paton invented his own camera with a special rotating lens that enabled him to take wide-screen images in an era before they were common place. Paton is usually remembered for his panoramic landscape photography and was famous in the 1970s for his photographic tour titled \u201cHighland Panorama\u201d. These images are outside his usual focus. The Paton Photographic Collection is a very large collection in the care of the West Highland Museum. This is an extensive collection of slides focusing on Highland life is still in the process of being catalogued." Physical Object "" Still Image "This painting of skies near Mallaig was gifted to the West Highland Museum by the artist\u2019s widow Magda Salvesen in1994. Jon Schueler (1916\u20131992) was regarded as a member of the New York Abstract Expressionist school of art. He first visited Scotland in 1957 where he travelled to Lochaber. He felt inspired by the turbulent skies and set up a studio near Mallaig on the Sound of Sleat, a stretch of water that runs between the Scottish mainland and the Isle of Skye. Schueler lived at Romasaig for five years in the 1970s and returned most years until his death. Dramatic changes in weather conditions are common in the area and Schueler dramatically captures these in his paintings" Physical Object "" Still Image 56.81762005887159 -5.111020356416703