Sketch of ships tied up at Aberdeen Harbour
Artist
George Mackie
(Cupar, Scotland, 1920 - 2020)
Date1970s
Object NameSketch
Mediumink, pencil and paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions24.5cm x 31.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2009 by George Mackie.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG013243
About MePencil and pen sketch of ships, including TORODD of Kopervick, tied up alongside at Aberdeen Harbour.George Mackie is the former head of the Department of Design and Crafts at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen. His paintings and sketches illustrate the development of Aberdeen has it changed from a fishing and shipbuilding port to the centre for offshore oil exploration in the 1970s and early 1980s.
