Basic Biographical Details Name: | William James Anderson II | Designation: | | Born: | 31 January 1883 | Died: | 18 January 1950 | Bio Notes: | William James Anderson II was born at 15 Lumsden Street, Glasgow on 31 January 1883, the son of James Hector Anderson, cabinetmaker, and his wife Jessie Ross who came from Boharm, Moray. He studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1904-1908. He was in partnership with James McKissack as John McKissack & Son in McKissack's last few years of practice in the late 1930s. Like McKissack he was a cinema specialist. He was a very capable designer, initially in a Burnet/Tait-inspired Art Deco classical and finally in a refined Dutch modernist idiom, again influenced by developments in the practice of Burnet Tait & Lorne. He was described by George Singleton, proprietor of the Cosmo Cinema in Glasgow, as 'a quiet unassuming man who was not in the least commercial'. He died of coronary thrombosis at 3 Havelock Street on 18 January 1950, leaving moveable estate of £1,947 13 7d.
NB It has been stated in some sources that he was the son of William James Anderson who died in 1900. This is an error. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 68, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | c. 1930 | | | | 65, Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Late 1930s | | Address of McKissack & Son | | 3, Havelock Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1944 | 1950 | | | 56, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1948 | | Address of McKissack & Son. Builder 2 January 1948 p24 |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | John McKissack & Son | c. 1924 | | Partner | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Johnston, W T | 2003 | Artists of Scotland | | Officina Publications CDROM | | | McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Birth & death information from Iain Paterson |
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