The People of Irvine

Stained Glass Artist David Keir was born in Irvine in 1802 and died in Glasgow in 1864. He is one a very small of pioneers in this field; Scotland's churches had rejected the use of stained glass after the Reformation in 1560. It was only in the early decades of the 19th Century that the first modern era windows were approved and installed. Keir created a thriving practice in Glasgow and is principally remembered for his work in the installation of 26 windows at Glasgow Cathedral. The year following his death, his sons installed a commemorative window and plaque, which can now be viewed at the South Entrance to the Cathedral - this is a very rare honour to have been accorded to an artist/craftsman. You can find out more here: www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSE01067 His prodigious output included several windows in the Mure Church in Irvine ( the principal West Window of which is shown in the design of this poster, photographed by Donald Gibson). For more on this: www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-35412-west-road-mure-... He and his sons were partly responsible for training one of the mid to late Victorian Era's greatest stained glass and interior decoration artists, a Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood-inspired genius - Daniel Cottier en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cottier

Drawn by Irvine-born artist, Andrew Allan; this postcard was published by Millar and Lang Limited, Art Publishers of Glasgow.

Promoting noteworthy people to have been born in Irvine, Scotland, is one of 7 projects which form Clyde Imagineering Volunteer Group's 'rising tide' programme for this Royal and ancient Scottish Burgh. 'clyde by your side', CIVG's community support team, are currently working with National and local partners on a series of projects with which to gain greater recognition for Irvine's daughters and sons (locally, nationally and internationally).

Drawn by Irvine-born artist, Andrew Allan; this postcard was published by Millar and Lang Limited, Art Publishers of Glasgow.

This is the 2nd poster designed on this subject. Unlike the previous design, which was in the style of the era of this actor, the present design has been created in the 'house style' of the Time Town series. For more information on R B Mantell: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Mantell and: www.imdb.com/name/nm0544071/bio

This is an example of a lithographic process which reproduces the effect of crayon. Allan used this technique many times in the work which he produced for Millar & Lang, Art Publishers, Glasgow.