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were established in 1940, and after the war they felt the need for a memorial of their own, to be erected near Achnacarry, their training ground. In a competition restricted to sculptors of Scottish nationality or Scottish residence with six entries Scott won the first prize. Scott was elected ARSA
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Exhibition for a work entitled "Labor Vincit". After the outbreak of war Scott joined the army, serving for just over six years in anti-aircraft regiments. He qualified as a P.T. Instructor. In January 1942 he married Kenethina Hendry from Wick. He was able to exhibit at the RSA in 1944, choosing
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In November 1945, Scott was appointed Modelling and Sculpture Master in Belfast Technical College. In 1947 he was appointed Instructor in Modelling at Dundee Institute of Art and Technology, initially on a temporary basis. The
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In addition to his teaching duties, Scott also demonstrated his skill in practical demonstrations at local art societies and sometimes completed and exhibited the resulting work. The coat of arms above the entrance to the
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capsized in December 1959, resulting in the loss of her entire crew of eight men. In about 1978 Scott made the carved slate memorial for the lifeboat station. It demonstrates his meticulous approach to lettering.
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In 1933 he was awarded the Carnegie Travelling Scholarship, and went to Egypt, Greece and Italy. In 1934 he was awarded an Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship which enabled him to continue his studies at the
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and saw active service on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918. After the end of the war, he was appointed headmaster of Wick Academy, a post which he retained until he retired in 1938.
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In 1970 Scott was elected to be an academician of the RSA. As was customary, he submitted a work to the Diploma Collection. He chose a bust of his daughter Alayne.
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Scott retired in 1975, but despite ill health, he continued to be productive and managed to maintain his contact with the art college for a number of years.
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sculpted by Scott and erected on Powrie Brae near Dundee was unveiled by the Queen Mother. In 1961 Scott was elected FRBS.
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for the exterior of the Scottish Pavilion and a bronze birdbath entitled "Birdbath, Faun" for the Palace of Arts at the
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War diary of the Fifth Seaforth Highlanders by Captain David Sutherland MC, TD, published by John Lane, The Bodley Head
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in 1734 was demolished. A plaque was made by Scott to commemorate this building and it is sited in City Square.
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As a young man Scott was recognised as an able violinist, and he continued to play throughout his life.
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Scott Sutherland was born in 1910, the son of David Sutherland, headmaster of West Banks School in
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was built in the early 20th Century, the previous Town House, known as the Pillars, designed by
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Plaque commemorating the old town house which was demolished to make way for the Caird Hall
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in Dundee was very badly weathered, and Scott provided a replacement in cold-cast bronze.
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Plaque on a memorial to workers who died during the construction of the Tay Road Bridge
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On 24 January 1959, a statue of Robert Burns, carved in stone by Scott was unveiled in
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modelled by Scott, in a style reminiscent of Alexander Carrick's contributions to the
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on 27 September 1952. The 1/3 model for the sculpture was given to the museum for
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in 1969 and won a Saltire Society commendation. Despite local objections,
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Perched at the end of the ridge of a roof of the primary school in
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He died on 10 October 1984 at King's Cross Hospital, Dundee.
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in which his father served during the First World War
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and his wife Helen Ann Alan Scott and grew up there.
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It was named after Admiral 204:, which was opened in 1956 was carved by Scott. 810:Mona Memorial, Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station. 956:Dundee Courier - Monday 29 September 1952 p. 3 582:Black Watch Memorial, Powrie Brae near Dundee 8: 938:The Courier and Advertiser, 26 February 1947 920:Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 27 April 1944, p. 4 947:The Scotsman - Friday, 28 October 1949 p. 4 902:The Scotsman - Wednesday 24 April 1940 p.11 273:Council chose to have the statue replaced. 126:from 1929 to 1933 under the supervision of 995:The Brechin Advertiser, 6 April 1954, p. 5 108:Scott's father was also an officer in the 20: 558:Scottish coat of arms - location unknown 60: 1082:"Norie-Miller Park - Perth City Centre" 844: 376: 1198:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art 726:Weathered unicorn and its replacement 498:Labor Vincit, winner of Guthrie Prize 386:a maquette for a memorial to the 5th 7: 594:Black Watch Memorial, view from rear 158:. He subsequently made portraits of 92:Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 332:in 1977. He also made a trophy for 881:Northern Ensign, 23 June 1926, p.6 666:Plaque in Dowding Memorial, Moffat 328:presumably on the occasion of her 180:in 1950. The memorial was cast by 14: 282:was, for many years based in the 196:in Normandy by Donald Gilchrist. 827: 815: 803: 791: 779: 767: 755: 743: 731: 719: 707: 695: 683: 671: 659: 647: 635: 623: 611: 599: 587: 575: 563: 551: 539: 527: 515: 503: 491: 479: 467: 455: 443: 431: 419: 407: 395: 379: 1173:Scottish scholars and academics 1168:British architectural sculptors 872:John o'Groat Journal 21/10/1938 570:Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge 286:. It was led for many years by 1208:Alumni of Gray's School of Art 1203:20th-century British sculptors 90:. He was Head of Sculpture at 1: 1006:Historic Environment Scotland 690:Royal Observer Corps. 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Index

Gray's School of Art
Guthrie Award
Bronze statue of three Second World War Commandos in the Scottish Highlands
RSA
FRBS
Commando Memorial
Spean Bridge
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Wick, Caithness
Highland Division
Gray's School of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
Alexander Carrick
École des Beaux-Arts
Jan et Joël Martel
Robert Burns
Thomas Carlyle
Walter Scott
Empire Exhibition in Glasgow
the Duke of Portland
Sir Archibald Sinclair
RSA
Commandos
H.H. Martyn & Co.
Cheltenham
the Queen Mother
No. 4 Commando
National Library of Scotland
Caird Hall
William Adam

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