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Stanley Cursiter
Born29 April 1887
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Died22 April 1976 (aged 88)
Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
NationalityScottish
EducationEdinburgh College of Art
Known forPainting, Drawing, author
MovementFuturism
SpousePhyllis Hourston
RelativesBina Cursiter (aunt)
The Regatta, 1913, National Gallery of Scotland.

Stanley Cursiter CBE FRSE FRIAS FEIS RSA RSW (29 April 1887 – 22 April 1976) was an Orcadian artist who played an important role in introducing Post-impressionism and Futurism to Scotland. He served as the keeper (1919–1930), then director (1930–1948), of the National Galleries of Scotland, and as HM Limner and Painter in Scotland (1948–1976).[1]

  1. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

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