Hugh Adam Crawford

Hugh Adam Crawford, (28 October 1898 – 1982), was a Scottish artist and oil painter, mostly of portraits and figures, who was an influential and charismatic figure in the 1930s Glasgow art scene. During a long teaching career, Crawford influenced and inspired many notable students including Joan Eardley, Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun. He also completed murals at the John Brown & Company shipyard and at the Scottish Brewers premises in Glasgow.

When Crawford's depiction of wartime casualties, Tribute to Clydebank (The Stretcher Bearers) was shown at the Royal Academy in 1942 it was declared 'picture of the year' and he considered it his best work.

When Crawford left the Glasgow School of Art in 1948 he became Head of Gray's School of Art until 1954 when he was appointed Principal of the Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art in Dundee, a post he retired from in 1964.