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{{Short description|Scottish illustrator (1923–1987)}}

'''William McLaren''' ([[1923]]-[[1987]]) grew up in [[Cardenden]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]] with a crippling handicap that affected his feet. In [[1944]] he earned his Diploma and the Highly Commended Post Diploma from [[Edinburgh College of Art]]. After graduation and with a bursary from the Andrew Grant Fund he left Scotland and visited [[Italy]] and [[France]]. Throughout his life he remained a francophile and was fluent in [[French language|French]].

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'''William McLaren''' (1923–1987) was a Scottish illustrator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhwfineart.com/content/artistbiography/6325/william_mclaren.html|title=William McLaren 1923-1987|accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref>

==Life==

He earned a living as a commercial illustrator working for ''The Radio Times'' and ''The Listener''. He is famous for illustrating the popular [[Beverly Nichols]] books. He also painted [[mural]]s at [[Wemyss Castle]], [[Hopetoun House]] and [[Tyninghame House]].

'''WilliamBorn McLaren'''in ([[1923Ferniegair]]-[[1987]]), Hamilton, McLaren grew up in [[Cardenden]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]] with a crippling handicap that affected his feet. InHe attended [[1944Beath High School]], Cowdenbeath, before going to college in Edinburgh. In 1944 he earned his Diploma and the Highly Commended Post Diploma from [[Edinburgh College of Art]]. After graduation and with a bursary from the Andrew Grant Fund he left Scotland and visited [[Italy]] and [[France]]. Throughout his life he remained a [[francophile]] and was fluent in [[French language|French]].

He earned a living as a commercial illustrator working for ''[[The Radio Times]]'' and, ''[[The Listener (magazine)|The Listener]]'' and [[The Sphere (magazine)|The Sphere]]. He is famousnoted for illustrating and designing [[dust jacket]]s for the popular gardening books by [[BeverlyBeverley Nichols]] books. He also painted [[mural]]s at [[Wemyss Castle]], St Adrian's Church in West Wemyss, [[Hopetoun House]], [[Hawthornden Castle]] and [[Tyninghame House]].

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==Legacy==

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In 2009 a documentary film was made by Jim Hickey and [[Robin Mitchell]] about McLaren's life and work entitled '[http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=5619DB5F1638122CC0GsY1C1480A William McLaren – An Artist Out of Time]'. The film was shown at the 2010 [[Glasgow Film Festival]] as part of their 'Great Scots' strand before touring Scotland's regional cinemas.

In July 2011 Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery hosted an exhibition called 'New Additions'. The exhibition included works by William McLaren, [[Anne Redpath]] and [[Sir Joseph Noel Paton]].

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[[Category:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art]]

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[[Category:Scottish muralists]]

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