Scott Sutherland

Scott Sutherland DA, RSA, FRBS (15 May 1910 – 10 October 1984) was a Scottish sculptor, best known for the Commando Memorial in Spean Bridge.

He was a keen amateur boxer, and he frequently chose to portray sporting activities in his work throughout his life.

[5] He won a scholarship for his postgraduate year, and during this time he executed a bronze trophy for the Scottish Athletic Federation.

In 1934 he was awarded an Andrew Grant Travelling Scholarship which enabled him to continue his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, privately with Jan et Joël Martel, and in the cathedral towns of France and Germany.

[10] The Commandos were established in 1940, and after the war they felt the need for a memorial of their own, to be erected near Achnacarry, their training ground.

When the Caird Hall was built in the early 20th Century, the previous Town House, known as the Pillars,[17] designed by William Adam in 1734 was demolished.

On 24 January 1959, a statue of Robert Burns, carved in stone by Scott was unveiled in Arbroath by the Earl of Airlie.

The unicorn on the Mercat cross in Dundee was very badly weathered, and Scott provided a replacement in cold-cast bronze.

The inhabitants of the town decided to erect a memorial to him, and Scott created the central plaque for D. Bruce Walker who designed the setting in local sandstone.

Scott retired in 1975, but despite ill health, he continued to be productive and managed to maintain his contact with the art college for a number of years.

[26] The Broughty Ferry lifeboat Mona capsized in December 1959, resulting in the loss of her entire crew of eight men.

[citation needed] Perched at the end of the ridge of a roof of the primary school in Kenmore sits a bronze Capercaillie modelled by Scott, in a style reminiscent of Alexander Carrick's contributions to the Animal Wall.