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The Auld Brig oil painting by Anne Mc Entegart now on display in Dumfries Museum

Dumfries Museum has just installed a new display of paintings by Anne McEntegart

Dumfries Museum has just installed a new display of paintings by Anne McEntegart (1905-1984). A selection of Anne’s oil paintings of local scenes is now on display alongside a panel about her life and works.

Anne was a talented artist and she worked across different media including oils, woodcuts, sculpture and book illustration.

The beginnings of the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock

A quick internet search on philanthropy reveals some well-known names in the business world who generously donate some of their wealth to a myriad of much needed causes. These people follow in the footsteps of benefactors that have went before them.

MR GEORGE DUNLOP c1843 – June 1909 KILMARNOCK STANDARD CO-PROPRIETOR

Born in Gas Brae, Kilmarnock, to James Dunlop (carpet weaver) and Helen Brown, George Dunlop was the youngest of eight sons.