Archie Brennan (weaver)
Archie Brennan (1931-2019) was a noted Scottish tapestry weaver. He served his apprenticeship at the Edinburgh Tapestry Co (later to become the Dovecot Studios) and studied at Edinburgh College of Art. He went on to work at the College establishing their department of Tapestry and Fibre Arts. He also served Dovecot as their artistic director.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Brennan's 1977 work Chains, inspired by the mooring chains of ships at Leith docks and measuring 158 by 115 centimetres (62 in × 45 in), is held in the National Museum of Scotland.[8] He was described in 2019 as "possibly the greatest Scottish Pop artist you have never heard of".[9]
In 2020 the Dovecot Gallery raised over £25,000 by a public appeal, to support a major retrospective exhibition of 80 of Brennan's tapestries in March–June 2021.[10][11][12]
Professional Service[]
- Acting Chairman of the [13]
- President of the Society of Scottish Artists (1977/8)[14]
Selected publications[]
- Brennan, Archie. (1978). Archie Brennan: tapestries & rugs. Oxford: Oxford Gallery.
- Brennan, Archie and the Scottish Arts Council. (1971). Archie Brennan: tapestry. Edinburgh: Scottish Arts Council.
- Brennan, A., Maffei, S. M., Stone, S., D'Allessandro, M., Lane, M., & New Jersey Center for Visual Arts. (2003). Contemporary tapestry: Archie Brennan, Susan Martin Maffei : November 9, 2003 – January 4, 2004.
Personal site[]
http://www.brennan-maffei.com/
References[]
- ^ "Archie Brennan - Weaver". dovecotstudios.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Archie Brennan: Discover why Prue Leith loved this little known artist's work". BBC News. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Archie Brennan". textilesocietyofamerica.org. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Kirk, V. (2002). Australian Connections Through Archie Brennan and the Dovecot to William Morris. Monash University & Victorian Tapestry Workshop.
- ^ Hannan, Martin. "Archie Brennan: The Scot who was an unsung tapestry superstar". The National. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Archie Brennan". www.tapestrydepartment.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Dovecot's curators on tapestry legend Archie Brennan: 'A brilliant undiscovered pop artist'". www.creativescotland.com. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Chains tapestry". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Tapestry Trailblazer: The Life and Work of Archie Brennan". dovecotstudios.com. 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Help us tell the story of Scottish weaver and pop artist Archie Brennan". Art Fund. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Dovecot raise over £25,000 for Archie Brennan exhibition". dovecotstudios.com. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Archie Brennan: Tapestry Goes Pop!". dovecotstudios.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Archie Brennan".
- ^ "Presidents and Secretaries – Society of Scottish Artists".
External links[]
- The Archie Brennan Project "a multi-faceted plan to bring Archie’s works to a broader audience"
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