John Duncan Fergusson at 150

To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) and the opening of the permanent exhibition Fergus and Meg: A Creative Partnership at Perth Art Gallery, Culture Perth & Kinross and the Scottish Society for Art History are holding a symposium about Fergusson’s work and legacy.

The keynote speaker will be Roger Billcliffe, Chair of the J.D. Fergusson Art Foundation. He will be joined by:

- Sarah Bromage and Fiona Clasen from University of Stirling;

- Anne Dulau from the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow;

- Richard Emerson on Fergusson’s role in Margaret Morris’s Summer Schools;

- Amy Fairley, Curator of Fergus and Meg;

- Susan Moore on Fergusson’s relationship with Anne Estelle Rice;

- Alice Strang, Curator of the National Galleries of Scotland Fergusson retrospective exhibition.

This event is supported by the J D Fergusson Art Foundation.