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Date(s)
- c1930s-1990s (Creation)
Level of description
Folder
Extent
25 items.
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Collection of drawings. Some are signed by Lewis Ballantine, some are unattributed and some are signed by others. Includes: abstract works of art; "Mes Parents"; abstract female life studies; portrait of a female signed A. Roberts(on?); scene of thatched cottages signed R.D. Nisbet, 1932; portrait of R. Dow Nisbet (her father) signed ALN (Alice Nisbet); male life study; studies of windows and scenes "after" Daniel Vierge, Joseph Pannell, D.A. Gregg; sketch of a train; water colour of a canal scene signed James Morton. Some drawings are outsize.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This material has been appraised in line with Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections standard procedures.
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General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lewis Ballantine was a student of the School from January 1966 (when he joined the non-diploma class) until 1970.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lewis Ballantine and his mother Alice Longmuir Nisbet were both students at The Glasgow School of Art. The family also includes John ("Jack") Hendry Ballantine, and Lewis Ballantine's maternal grandfather, Robert Dow Nisbet.