Lanark gray6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() So, I can really trace the origin back to the visual. He would always describe himself as an artist who fell into writing, studying at Glasgow School of Art in the mural and stained-glass department. I think it’s bringing the visual to the fore, isn’t it, and making his written work accessible. Sorcha Dallas: Oh, and I think that’s pretty accurate in some way. Hannah Wylie: In his obituary, The Guardian called Alasdair a Clydeside Michelangelo. ![]() I interviewed Sorcha at The Alasdair Gray Archive. He died in 2019, leaving behind a vast collection of work, a cult following and Sorcha Dallas, his dealer and now archivist. He was writer-in-residence at University of Glasgow 1977 to 1979. Alasdair Gray was a prolific writer and artist from Riddrie, Glasgow, known for Lanark and his distinctive artistic style, seen in his murals in Hillhead subway station, Òran Mór and The Ubiquitous Chip. ![]()
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