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2022

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A Collector's Life: William Burrell

In 1944, Glasgow received one of the greatest gifts ever made to any city in the world: a collection of over 6,000 artworks of many types spanning centuries and civilisations. The benefactors were Glasgow-born shipping magnate Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell. Burrell’s success in business allowed him to...

Bellamy, Martin ; MacDonald, Isobel
Museum studies; William Burrell; history of collecting