Skip to main content
Art Gallery Sign
Art Gallery Sign

Art Gallery Sign

Artist (Elgin, Scotland, 1848 - 1933)
Datec.1906
Object NameSign
MediumSheet metal
ClassificationsSculptures
CopyrightOut of copyright
Object numberABDCC001089
About MeLocated in Belmont Street, strung high above the street, this sign has letters, cut from sheet metal and patinated to look yellowish bronze. It reads: Art Gallery/At end of this street. It is strung high up across the entrance of Belmont Street which leads from Union Street to the Art Gallery. The style of the lettering is Art Nouveau.

It was designed by the architect of Aberdeen Art Gallery, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie.