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Great Scotts!
A family of Scotts moved into the Museum in 1967, but you’ve likely seen neither hide nor hair of them. The portraits were a gift from North Carolinian Col. James MacLamroc, who traced his history to...
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Sir John, How Does Your Garden Grow?
This post is a followup to Great Scotts!, concerning the NCMA’s early British portrait collection. Sir John Scott (1564–1616): Oxford-educated, knighted officer in the queen’s army, member of...
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A Study in Paint
UNC Scott presentations at the NCMA “There is nothing like firsthand evidence.” —Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet This summer I have the opportunity to continue the research begun by Perry Hurt,...
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A Scott Family Who’s Who: The Mystery, Magic, and Scholarship of the...
George or John? Identifying the sitters in the NCMA’s Scott family portraits is one of the main goals of the Scott-Jacobean Project. After two and a half years of research, one thing is certain: who...
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