Sculpture

In museum collections and in public spaces across south-west Scotland there are many interesting sculptures to be found. A selection are gathered here. To find out more about art in public places in the region click on 'Read More'
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In conjunction with the exhibition South by South West held in 2008 by the Future Museum Partnership and which explored the story of art in the region, an interactive exploring some of the art created for public spaces across the region. To explore this interactive  click here.

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Bust of John Wilson aka Christopher North
Bust of John Wilson (1785-1854), a Scottish writer and literary critic who is most frequently identi
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Bust of James Watt
Bust of James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor who improved upon the Newcomen steam engine with h
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Anquine Angel Heart
Box construction in wood and mixed media by Kilmarnock born artist Rosann Cherubini.  After obtainin
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John Loudon McAdam
Sculpture of John Loudon McAdam by the Irish sculptor Lucius Gahagan.
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Burns Statue, Ayr
This Victorian glass slide shows the statue of Burns which still stands in the centre of Ayr (Burns
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Vault, Dean Castle
This glass plate slide shows the memorial erected by the 8th Lord Howard de Walden for his mother La
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Burns Statue, Kilmarnock
This statue, chiselled from Sicilian Marble, was the centre piece of Kilmarnock's Burns Monument, wh
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Sir Willian Dingwall Mitchell Cotts K.B.E.
Sir Willian Dingwall Mitchell Cotts was the son of William Cotts who founded the Queensberry Forge i
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Sir James Shaw
This statue of Sir James Shaw was erected by public subscription in 1848, four years after his death
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Harry Fildes MP
Portrait bust of Sir Henry Fildes (1870 = 1948), Liberal MP for Dumfriesshire, elected in 1935.  The
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John Jeffs
Portrait bust of John W G Jeffs (1898 = 1962), actor and elder brother of the artist James G Jeffs. 
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Alexander Smith
According to the minutes of Kilmarnock's Public Library Committee, 15th Feb. 1949, this marble bust
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