[Decorative glazed panel depicting land, sea and sky at sunset] [art original] /
Houston, John,1930-
[Scotland],
[1988?]
An art original.
Statement by the artist: The subject of my window design was land, sea and sky at sunset. I thought the subject had some connection with the [National Library's] Map Room without being too literal a translation of the subject. By using very strong colour I hoped the design would have carrying power, able to be read from a distance, either from the inside against natural light or from the outside against artificial light. The window was also designed to be interesting enough to be looked at from close up, if so placed in the building.
One of a series of twelve decorative glazed panels which were previously arranged on levels 3 to 7 of the north facade of the National Library of Scotland's Causewayside Building. A group of Scottish artists were commissioned to create these panels which were then incorporated into the building which opened in 1988. The artists represented are Barbara Rae, Elizabeth Blackadder, Gordon Bryce, John Houston, William Littlejohn, Frances Walker, Glen Onwin, William Crosbie, Michael Docherty, Charles Pulsford, Ian McKenzie Smith and George Donald.
Glass painting and staining
Glass art