Alastair Sillars Burns
Born
Alexander Sillars Burns

(1911-09-17)17 September 1911
Died6 December 1987(1987-12-06) (aged 76)
NationalityScottish

Alastair Sillars Burns (17 September 1911 - 6 December 1987) was a Scottish painter.[1]

Life

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His father was Dr. Charles Burns (5 June 1880 - 1945), from Larkhall, who became a Justice of the Peace.

His mother was Mary Sillars (1877 - 1977) from Broderick in Bute.

Alexander Sillars Burns, known as Alastair, was born on 17 September 1911 in Newmilns in Ayrshire.

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Death

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He died on 6 December 1987 in Aberdeen.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artists/burns-alexander-sillars-19111987


Category:1911 births Category:1987 deaths Category:Scottish male painters