Will Maclean: Points of Departure

by Duncan Macmillan, Murdo MacDonald, Kim Ness

Will Maclean (b. 1941) is one of the outstanding Scottish artists of his generation. This new publication, combined to coincide with a major display of his work at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh, provides a fresh insight into his practice from a variety of perspectives. Maclean's work is anchored in the history, archaeology and literature of the Scottish Highlands and the Highland people, as well as his family background and personal associations with the sea.

112 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2022

About the author

Duncan Macmillan, FRSA, FRSE, HRSA, is a Scottish art historian, art critic, and writer.

Macmillan lectured in the Fine Art department at the University of Edinburgh. His works include Painting in Scotland: the Golden Age (Oxford 1986), and Scottish Art 1460 - 1990 (Edinburgh 1990, enlarged edition Scottish Art 1460 - 2000, Edinburgh 2000), He also wrote Scottish Art in the 20th Century (Edinburgh 1994), and most recently Scotland's Shrine: The Scottish National War Memorial (Lund Humphries, 2014).

Macmillan is author of monographs on Scottish and European artists, including Will Maclean, Steven Campbell, Elizabeth Blackadder, Victoria Crowe, and (with Tom Hewlett) of FCB Cadell, as well of numerous catalogues, articles, essays etc., on British and European art and artists. His recent critique of the loss of intellectual and moral probity in the contemporary art world, entitled The Thought Police, appeared in Treason of the Scholars.

For the English playwright, see Duncan Macmillan.