Dear All,
The Elphinstone Institute, with the support of David's
friends and family, have commissioned a portrait by Colin
Dunbar. The artist, based in Edinburgh, has an excellent
track record and recently painted the poet George Bruce. I
am, however, short of good photographs showing David's
face, from which the artist might work. Can anyone help?
For those unfamiliar with David's name, he was appointed
to the Chair of Scottish Ethnology at Aberdeen and first
Director of the Elphinstone Institute, but died before he
could take up the position.
Ian
P.S. If anyone is looking for a copy of David Buchan's
seminal _Ballad and the Folk_ (1997 edn) the Institute has
been given a number of copies. The price is 6 pounds stg
plus postage.
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Dr Ian Russell, Director
The Elphinstone Institute
University of Aberdeen
24 High Street
Aberdeen
AB24 3EB
Tel: +44 (0)1224 272386
Fax: +44 (0)1224 272728
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