Can you identify the person Sydney Goodsir Smith as the artist who made a water colour painting for us 1956?

Question

On the Famous Person Website: Sydney Goodsir Smith is given as someone in whom we are interested.
We have a painting of the old Scottish Mansion style building of Nunraw, East Lothian.
The date is given as 1956.
We would like any biographical information that he may have done this water colour painting around that date.
Or any confirmation that he may have stayed at this place?

Answer 1

Hi! There is an amazing amount of information available about this gentleman. His personal papers are documented through various university archives. The only reference I could find to 1956 was a book that was published, "Selected Writings of Sydney Smith," and no specific reference to Nunraw, East Lothian. However, by accessing permission to view his extensive personal correspondence, you may find your answer. I wish you so much good luck in your search!

Sydney Goodsir Smith (26 October 1915 – 15 January 1975) was a New Zealand-Scottish poet, artist, dramatist and novelist. He wrote poetry in literary Scots often referred to as Lallans, and was a major figure of the Scottish Renaissance.

He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and moved to Edinburgh with his family in 1928. He was at school at Malvern College. He went to Edinburgh University to study medicine, but abandoned that, and started to read history at Oriel College, Oxford; whence he was expelled, but managed to complete a degree.

His first poetry collection of many, Skail Wind, was published in 1941. Carotid Cornucopius (1947) was a comic novel about Edinburgh. His play The Wallace formed part of the 1960 Edinburgh Festival.

Answer 2

Sydney Goodsir Smith

Answer 3

Sydney Goodsir Smith -

Try these sites: -

Sydney Goodsir Smith LIFE
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Goodsir_Smith

Sydney Goodsir Smith PAPERS
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0310sgs.html

Sydney Goodsir Smith POETRY
http://www.sites.scran.ac.uk/scottish_poetry_library/poets_sydneygoodsirsmith.html

Answer 4

I googled him and came up with quite a few results, so you should try that for starters. Also, try a major auction house (Christie's, Sotheby's) to get a value and possibly more information on him. You could also try a local university - as he was a poet and dramatist also, an English department and art history section should have some more info. Good luck

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