Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1998 - 2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 folder (binder box)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Created sculptures for the RBGE Arid House between 1998 and 2000.
(right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16949031.obituary---mo-farquharson-sculptor-known-scottish-memorial-miners/
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Mo Farquharson collection was donated in 2022 by her sister, Jilly Arbuthnott.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, Photographs, Orders, Invoices and Plans to and from Mo Farquharson, David Mitchell (RBGE), Benjamin Tindall (Architect) and Clara Govier (RBGE) outlining the ideas and plans behind the sculptural installations of animals in the new Arid House at RBGE, 1998-2000. Includes 54 photographs taken in around 1999 by Mo Farquharson showing the installed sculptures in the Arid House.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection viewable by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission required from RBGE, images to be credited to Mo Farquharson.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
some of the faxes are quite faded, but otherwise good.
Finding aids
Collection is not yet fully listed.