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- Tom H. Shanks RSW RGI PAI Tom H. Shanks, RSW, RGI, PAI is a master at capturing the grandeur and beauty of the Scottish landscape. He has been painting for over seventy years, mostly drawings and watercolour landscapes of the west highlands and islands.
Tom Shanks RSW RGI PAI. Self-Portrait, 1946. Born in 1921, Dennistoun, Glasgow, to parents Annie and Thomas Andrew Shanks, Tom had one older brother, Robert. Tom’s father worked in the office of the family clay works firm.
Tom H Shanks RSW RGI PAI (1921-2020) Date of RGI Election: 1983. Born: 1921. Studied: Glasgow School of Art. Biography. Worked as a carpet designer for a few years before the war. After attending evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art, he enrolled full time for the school’s diploma course, graduating in 1950.
TOM SHANKS RSW RGI is widely acknowledged as one of the most impressive Scottish artists. He is known for his evocative paintings of the West Highlands which he loved since childhood.
Tom Shanks RSW RGI PAI. 1921 - 2020. Born in Glasgow. He was a conscientious objector in WWII and worked in forestry for the duration of the war. Afterwards went to Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 1950. RSW 1957, RGI 1983 and PAI 1996.
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Tom H. Shanks, RSW, RGI, PAI is a master at capturing the grandeur and beauty of the Scottish landscape. He has been painting for over seventy years, mostly drawings and watercolour landscapes of the west highlands and islands. Visits to Skye had a profound effect on his work.
Tom Shanks RSW, RGI, PAI 1921 - 2020. We are deeply honoured to work with Tom's family to secure this gorgeous collection of Tom's paintings, including some very rare early pieces. This is going to be the 'last ever' offering from the family, with the rest staying in their private collection.
Tom H Shanks RSW RGI PAI 1921-2020 Centenary Exhibition. Marking the centenary of Tom Hovell Shank's birth, in July Gerber Fine Art are celebrating the life and work of Shanks who would have been 100 this year. On graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1950, he started his career as a designer with the famous Templeton Carpet Company, he then ...
