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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2017. 248pp. Full colour images. Book has very slight wear to corners. Otherwise boards, pages, and contents are in excellent condition with no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: heavy book and extra postage is required for non-UK customers. This volume explores the history, influence, and evolution of the Royal Scottish Academy through a series of essays by leading scholars, artists, and Academy members; it opens with a foreword by Sir John Leighton and Arthur Watson PRSA and an introduction by Tom Normand HRSA; Duncan Macmillan examines the Academy's relationship with David Wilkie and Scottish artistic identity; John Lowrey considers the architectural contributions of Thomas Hamilton and William Henry Playfair and their role in shaping Edinburgh's urban picturesque; William Brotherston RSA discusses the Academy's role in the development of art and sculpture in Scotland; John Morrison analyses artistic debate and discourse within the Academy during the nineteenth century; Helen Smailes explores the business of art through the work of colourman and publisher Alexander Hill; James Holloway profiles Sir William Fettes Douglas and his presidency from 1882 to 1891; Tom Normand HRSA examines James Guthrie's role in creating the modern Academy and also reflects on the Academy's long-standing commitment to teaching and supporting artists since 1826, as well as the emergence of an Edinburgh School at mid-century; Alexander Moffat RSA recalls the rebellious artistic climate of the 1960s; Iain Gale investigates the Academy's relationship with post-war abstract art; Sandy Wood provides a curator's perspective on the Academy's collections; and Arthur Watson PRSA concludes with an assessment of the contemporary Academy, tracing its journey from traditional institutional settings to its engagement with Scotland's wider cultural landscape.…