Angus McPhee
Angus McPhee (* 1914 on South Uist ; † 1997 ibid) was a Scottish art-brut artist.
McPhee grew up on South Uist ( Outer Hebrides ) in the simplest, traditional rural conditions. Accordingly, he also acquired traditional craft skills in his childhood and youth.
At the beginning of the Second World War he was called up together with his father. He fell ill with schizophrenia, presumably as a result of traumatic war experiences, and spent the next 50 years in the mental institution in Craig Dunain near Inverness . During this time he hardly spoke a word ( selective mutism ) and spent all of his time in the premises belonging to the institution, where he made various objects and art objects from grass, sheep's wool, twigs and other simple materials. Only in 1996 was he brought back to his old homeland by his sister. Today his works are presented in several art galleries.
In 2004, Brit Nick Higgins produced a documentary about his life ( Hidden Gifts: The Mystery of Angus MacPhee ), which won a Britspotting Award in 2005.
Web links
- Hidden poison photos and short film documentation ( Memento from February 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | McPhee, Angus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish Style Breed Artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Uist , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1997 |
| Place of death | South Uist , Scotland |