Sam Black (artist)
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Sam Black | |
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| Born | 5 June 1913 Ardrossan, Scotland |
| Died | 23 April 1997 (aged 83) British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
Sam Black, (5 June 1913 – 23 April 1997) was a Scottish artist and teacher best known both for the artworks he produced during the Second World War and for his post-war academic career in Canada.[1] Black produced landscapes and architectural subjects in oils and watercolours but also worked in other media including welded metals.[2]
Black, whose father had served in the Royal Navy, was born in Ardrossan on the west coast of Scotland. Black graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1936 and then taught art in Scottish schools.[3]
World War Two
At the start of World War Two Black enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and was commissioned as an officer. He went on to become a camouflage officer, training soldiers in personal concealment and in the protection of defensive positions. Later in the war he became the first commander of a newly established Camouflage School. After seeing action in France, Belgium and Germany, Black ended the war as a major with several decorations.[1] At the beginning of the war Black had written to the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC, offering his services as an artist and asking for facilities. His application was supported by Muirhead Bone and by the end of the conflict WAAC had acquired five paintings from Black, which are now in the collection of the Imperial War Museum.[4]
