Duncan Macpherson
Duncan Macpherson FSA Scot (24 May 18828 September 1966) was a Scottish photographer, noted for his photographs of every-day life in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Duncan Macpherson
- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1966
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- pharmacist · photographer · writer
- Languages
- English
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Macpherson was born in Glenquithal, Aberdeenshire, the son of Neil Macpherson, a shepherd, and Janette (née Mackenzie). On 25 April 1916 he married Margaret MacIver, a chemist's assistant. They had two children, Neil and Mary.
Life and work
Life and work
In 1912 Macpherson opened a pharmacy in Kyle of Lochalsh, which still serves the local community, but he is probably best known for his local guidebooks and, in particular, the photographs in which he recorded every-day scenes of the West Highlands and Islands. It has been said of his photographs that, “His unique and valuable collection is little known outside the area, but yet must rank as one of the most significant photographic archives in the country.” From 1927 to 1960 Macpherson published an annual “Vest Pocket Guide to Skye and Lochalsh”. His individual publications included: • Gateway to Skye (E.Mackay, Stirling, 1946) • Lure of the West (E.Mackay, Stirling, 1950) • Where I belong (G&W Fraser, Aberdeen, 1964) A collection of Macpherson's photographs is kept in the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation pharmacist. Recorded with the occupation photographer. Institutional cataloguing adds that duncan Macpherson is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 1 January 1882. Macpherson died on 1 January 1966. It is also recorded that duncan Macpherson is recorded as human.
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Duncan Macpherson appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a photographer and pharmacist (1882 – 1966). Duncan Macpherson was born in 1882. Duncan Macpherson died in 1966.
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- 1.Macdonald and Maclean, The Great Book of Skye (Great Book Publishing, Portree, 2014), at p.369
- 2.Mary Carmichael, The Land Where I Belong: Fifty Years in Focus in the Highlands and Islands (Birlinn Ltd, 2010)
- 3.Stuthan air an tasgadh ann an Tasglann an Eilein Sgitheanaich & Loch Aillse, Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre website, accessed 25 August 2020
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