Cockburn Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

7666

Title

Cockburn Street

Description

Watercolour image depicting a busy street, crowded with people, carts and cars. Shops stand at street levels of taller, elaborately decorated buildings.

Artist / maker

Rose, David T.

Date

1942

Size

25.3 x 35.3 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

David Thomas Rose was born in the Scottish Borders and brought up in Nairn.
His first job took him to Glasgow in 1896 where he studied in night classes in Glasgow Academy of Art.
Family summer holidays were mostly taken in Scotland. His sister became a eminent obstetrician, working in Edinburgh and the Roses would often stay with her in Joppa or with other family in Fife. While there in 1933 Rose sketched prolifically, especially in the Dean Village and Leith Docks.

The truncated ends of the closes altered during the creation of Cockburn Street were remodelled in the Scots baronial style.

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Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Babies

People > Children > Boys

People > Children > Girls

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh