Full Description
Illustrated with 167 full colour images, this landmark book charts Alexander Moffat's career from student days at Edinburgh College of Art in the 1960s to the recent Scotland's Voices. Iconic portraits of major figures in literature and the other arts are represented. The cultural significance of the visual chronicle Moffat has created lies in his approach to portraiture. He aims not only to capture a sitter's appearance but also to convey something of their inner character, reaching 'a balance between emotional expression and compositional order'.
Contents
Foreword by Duncan Thomson 7
PERSONAL, PARTICULAR, PUBLIC
The Portraits of Alexander Moffat 11
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A PORTRAITIST
Bill Hare in Conversation with Alexander Moffat 89
Alexander Moffat Chronology 175
List of Images 183
Acknowledgements 191
