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The artist, a native of Dundee, attended Dundee College of Art c.1950. He later worked for D.C. Thomson as an illustrator and then worked freelance in London. He moved to Boston and joined the Christian Science Monitor in 1960. A staff artist for the paper he held various positions in the Art department, eventually becoming the Art Director. He was also responsible for the first major redesign of all the Christian Science periodicals and designed the first paperback edition of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. He retired from the Christian Science Publishing Society in 1988.
The artist has based Dr Franklin's coat on that he was depicted wearing in the portrait by David Martin, 1767. The dress of the Scotsman to the left of Franklin is taken from a painting of the period. The scene is taken from an etching of St Andrews dated 1756. Forbes notes that the Swilkin bridge existed at the time of Franklin's visit. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | AUTHOR LINKS FRANKLIN U.S. CONSTITUTION LL.D GOLF PRINTER BENJAMIN ST ANDREWS LIGHTNING PUBLISHER FRANKLIN STOVE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BIFOCAL SPECTACLES FORBES SCIENTIST painting ALBERT J. | Temporal: | 1988/1988 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | FORBES, Albert J. | Identifier: | HC1999.34 | Language: | en-GB |
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