Turning Hay by Millie Frood (1900-1988)

Frood (1900-1988) was born in Motherwell and studied at Glasgow School of Art, later teaching at Bellshill Academy. She was the oldest surviving member of The New Scottish Group, a movement that did much to revitalise the arts in Glasgow in the 1940s and '50s and had a continuing influence in the period following. In 1958, Turning Hay was displayed in Airdrie Library alongside 49 other works. J.D. Fergusson, a fellow New Scottish Group member, opened the exhibition when he was 84 years old.

Museum reference:
1996-654
Date:
1900 - 1988
Place Made:
Motherwell
Associated with:
1940 · The New Art Club · Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland · The New Art Club started in 1940 and met twice weekly in Jean's Tea Rooms in Sauchiehall Street to discuss a wide range of subjects. Artist-members held an exhibition of their work each month. There was no selection committee. 'Qualified' and self-taught artists, young and old, hung side by side and members freely discussed each other's work.
Motherwell

Dimensions:
height: 1010mm
width: 740mm
depth: 35mm
Materials:
Paint, Canvas

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