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Huck, James
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1875-1940
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Born in Lasswade, he received his early education in Galashiels and Hawick. While still a young man, he established an Art School in Galashiels which later developed into South of Scotland Technical College now known as Scottish Textile College, Galashiels (part of Heriott-Watt University). He went on to study at the GSA and the Slade in London.
In 1900 he won a Haldane Travelling Bursary and visited France and Italy. In 1904, he won the Bram Stoker medal for the best imaginative work of the year. He joined the GSA staff as a lecturer in artistic anatomy in 1901, and held various teaching roles at the GSA, including Assistant Director in 1926, until he retired in 1938.
He was a regular exhibitor at the RGIFA and in 1918 became the first president of the Federation of Scottish Art Clubs.
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- GSA records
- www.jameshuck.co.uk