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Robert Noble Memorial |
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A memorial to Robert Noble was recently unveiled on the corner of Preston Road. An exhibition of his life and some of his paintins are on display at East Linton library. Noble was central to the group of like-minded painters, working in and around East Linton which at the turn of the century developed a significant reputation as a centre of artistic activity. Robert too was a very active member of the local community - a keen golfer, angler, curler and Kirk member - a catalyst and welcoming face for fellow artists from Edinburgh and further afield. Robert Noble's historical legacy to Scottish Art was as a founder member of the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) in 1891, becoming its first president. The SSA from the outset welcomed the admission of women and younger artists and encouraged new thinking about the direction of Art in Scotland.
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