STUDENTS OF HOSPITALFIELD

Every summer for over half a century, Scottish art schools sent their most promising painters to Hospitalfield in Arbroath. This is the first dedicated study of the art college, which draws on unpublished archival material and newly recorded interviews to fill in a missing gap in the history of Scottish art. It reveals connections between well-known Scottish artists, such as James Cowie, Joan Eardley, Ian McKenzie Smith and Gwen Hardie while also introducing the innovative work of their contemporaries, for all of whom Hospitalfield provided instruction, community and inspiration.