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Black, Sam
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1913-1998
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Sam Black graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 1936 and went on to teach in Scottish schools. He served in Europe in World War II and was decorated for bravery. He worked for the War Artists Advisory Committee, and his works for this committee are held by the Imperial War Museum in London.
After World War II he resumed teaching and in the 1950s took up a post at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Sam Black was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1977. Further information can be found in the source below.
Source: University of British Columbia Archives catalogue https://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/black_sam.pdf
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P878