William James Baillie
1923
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2011
Scottish painter (1923-2011)
William James Laidlaw Baillie, was a Scottish artist, specialising in watercolour paintings. He served as president of the Royal Scottish Academy from 1990 to 1998. He had taught in schools in Edinburgh (1951–1960) and was a lecturer at the Edinburgh College of Art (1960–1988), before retiring from teaching to dedicate himself to his art.