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The working materials and ephemera of Scottie Wilson

[c.1930]–1972

The collection consists of Scottie Wilson's working materials, including his 'bulldog' pen, several design pieces and ephemera.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Scottie Wilson 1889–1972
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to the Tate Archive by Mervyn Levy, 1990
Reference
TGA 9024

22 objects in this collection

  • The working materials and ephemera of Scottie Wilson

    22 Objects

    • Trial boards for colour and pen-strokes

      11 Objects

Title
Trial boards for colour and pen-strokes
Description
10 trial boards for colour and pen-strokes with drawings of fish and birds and 1 sheet of blotting paper with drawings of fish.
Reference
TGA 9024/9

Showing 11 objects

Trial board with yellow coloured pencil and ink

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with a variety of coloured paint and ink

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with a variety of coloured paint and ink

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with paint and ink includes doodles of fish and birds

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with an ink doodle of a bird

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with ink and coloured pencil

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with ink and pencil doodles

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with a variety of paints and ink with some doodles of birds

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with ink and doodles of birds

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Trial board with paint, ink and an inscription

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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Blotting paper with doodles of fish

Scottie Wilson
date not known
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