The Collection of Artist John Bulloch Souter
In a collection that was transferred to the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives via the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums team , our Collections and Archives As sistant Lisette Turner was able to dive into the life and works of Artist J ohn Bulloch Souter . DD3515/1/1/2/2 John Bulloch Souter, known by friends and family as Jake, was a Scottish painter, sculptor, and illustrator. He was born in Aberdeen in 1890 to Alexander Souter, who was a local clothier, and Elsie Cruikshank. The collection comprises personal documents, mementos of Souter’s early life, his war time love letters, and documents pertaining to family affairs, as well as records detailing work for sale, correspondences with his art dealer, and his wife Christian’s recollections of the life they lived. Our team have limited experience cataloguing an artist’s collection, so it was great to utilise Lisette’s knowledge and experience of museum and art collections to create a cohesive archive catalogue tha...