Scope and Contents This collection reflects the personal life and artistic career of Lady Mackay (b.1941). The papers contain correspondence, sketchbooks and loose artworks, writing drafts and proofs, school records, personal and art-related photographs, family papers, and career-related ephemera.The collection has been arranged into five distinct series as follows:1. Correspondence of Lucinda Mackay (with friends, close acquaintances, painting subjects, patrons, other artists, and...

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This sub-series contains a collection of Lucinda Mackay's sketchbooks spanning the period [?1970]-2012, featuring observational sketches from everyday life and travels in Scotland, England, Europe, Turkey, and China. Also present are 6 portfolios of loose artworks and 16 photograph albums/folders documenting the artist's completed paintings.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 60 pages of ink, pencil and crayon drawings. Thirty additional pages remain unused. The majority of drawings are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes buildings and architectural features; character studies; street scenes, café scenes; 'the antiquarian bookshop in the castle'; plants and flowers; household objects; Royal Ascot fashion; Edinburgh University Staff Club; and Inverlochy Castle. Identified individuals include Fr. Brocard Sewell; 'Geoffrey';...

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Hardback sketchbook with woodchip paper containing 50 pages of crayon drawings. All images are untitled and only three have been dated, with each reading as 15 September 1999. Subject matter consists of figure and character studies of people encountered in everyday situations - on the street, in cafés, in shops, in parks, parents with children, workers, and pets with their owners. One image captures a person in a chicken suit [offering] balloons to a young woman.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 80 pages of drawings and diary entries by the artist, documenting her visit to the Loire Valley, France in October 1998. Sketch mediums used include ink, pencil and crayon. The first entry is dated as 12 October and concludes on 16 October. A subequent travel diary documents the conclusion of the trip, from 16-21 October.The artist charts her train journey from Edinburgh Waverley Station to London King's Cross Station; fellow passengers; train service; an...

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Hardback sketchbook with turquoise and black cloth cover containing 130 pages of crayon drawings. All images are noted by the artist on the inside cover as originating in Edinburgh. Images are undated and largely untitled. Themes depicted include character studies, city scenes, musicians, couples, parents and children, animals, café scenes, cleaners, local shops, and parks.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook with crimson and gold cloth cover containing more than 200 pages of crayon and pencil drawings. Artist has noted on the inside front cover that the book was begun on 1 September 2006 and finished on 9 October 2006. Images consist primarily of 'portraits/figures' character studies. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Where annotations are present they note specific locations and commercial premises in south Edinburgh including Morningside, Bruntsfield, and...

Scope and Contents Small hardback sketchbook containing more than 90 pages of drawings documenting the artist's visit to Lausanne, Switzerland; Hong Kong; and Taipei, Taiwan in 1982. Mediums used include ink and pencil. The majority of images are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes character studies; items of cultural interest from the National Palace Museum in Taipei; city scenes; and local cafés. Later drawings appear to relate to Edinburgh, Scotland, with the Drummond Hotel and [?Chez Fred's] both...

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Sketchbook containing 25 pages of pencil and crayon drawings and watercolour paintings. The majority of sketches have been dated and their location noted, depicting Edinburgh-based locations including parks, pubs, streets, and cafés, primarily in south Edinburgh around the Morningside, Bruntsfield, and Marchmont areas. Subject matter includes character studies of families, adults, and children.

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Small pocketsize hardback sketchbook containing 68 pages of ink drawings, with a further 10 pages unused. Individual images are undated and untitled. Subject matter consists of character studies.

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Hardback sketchbook with woodchip paper containing 60 pages of ink drawings. Images are undated and untitled. Subject matter includes scenes from everyday city life in London, with character studies and representations of notable buildings. The artist has noted on the inside front cover that locations include 'St. James; Jermyn Street; Trafalgar Square; Royal Overseas League; Chelsea Arts Club; and Kensington Palace Gardens.'

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Hardback sketchbook with marbled cover containing 46 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink, pencil, and crayon. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Subject matter includes character studies; fantastical creatures; theatre performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Magic Flute, and HMS Pinafore; and a concert at Reid Hall. Also contains a sketch of Heriott Watt, Edinburgh.

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Small hardback sketchbook containing 87 pages of pencil sketches; a further 7 pages remain unused. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Subject matter consists primarily of character studies. Notable locations mentioned include The Laigh Club, Edinburgh; Abbotsford; Jenners Store, Edinburgh; and Lenzie, while identified individuals include the opera singer Ian Caddy; 'Suzanne'; cellist Steven Isserlis; and Jim Chisholm.

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Small hardback sketchbook containing 80 pages of pen, ink, and crayon drawings by the artist, depicting her trip to Venice, Italy in 2007. Images are undated and untitled. The majority include character studies of locals, with a number also showing everyday city scenes and locations at cafés, restaurants, the canals, and museums.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 74 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink and pencil. The majority of images are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes character studies primarily, and restaurant dining. A number of notable individuals are depicted at an unspecified event, perhaps a literary reading. Identified individuals include poet Sir John Betjeman at the ICA; Clive James; [?Spike Milligan]; Enoch Powell; [?Lord Hailsham]; Dr. George Steiner; Charles Osborne; 'Judith'; writer...

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A hardback sketchbook containing 37 pages of ink drawings; 9 subsequent pages are unused. Locations identified embrace London and Aberdeen, specifically Trafalgar Square, Hammersmith, Victoria, Shepherd's Bush, The Grosvenor Hotel, London, and Union Street, Aberdeen. Subject matter includes notable buildings, character studies, and hotel restaurants.