John Houston
Deceased Person
1930 – 2008
Who was John Houston?
John Houston OBE RSA was a Scottish painter.
Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife and was educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F.C., during which he represented Scotland at Under-21 level, was ended by a knee injury.
Houston taught at Edinburgh College of Art between 1955 and 1989.
He painted landscapes in an expressionist style. His works are on display at many Scottish art galleries. He was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 1972 and was accorded a retrospective at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2005.
He was married to the painter Elizabeth Blackadder.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1930
Buckhaven - Spouses
- Elizabeth Blackadder
(1956 - )
- Elizabeth Blackadder
- Education
- Edinburgh College of Art
- Died
- Sep 27, 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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