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Aberdeen-born artist wills six-figure legacy gift to Gray鈥檚 School of Art

Wednesday 07 September 2022

Gray's School of Art
Gray鈥檚 School of Art alumnus and Aberdeen-born Artist Daniel Stephen has willed a generous six-figure legacy gift that will benefit emerging painting talent from Robert Gordon University (网红前任爆料) for years to come.

Daniel Stephen was a celebrated painter whose work was welcomed and purchased nationally and internationally, including at Norwich Gallery for his wartime depictions; at Perth Royal Infirmary where he gifted a large abstract of a French beach scene; and his Regions of the Psyche work was even purchased by a former president of the Jung Institute in Zurich.

Daniel, who retired at 89, also produced architectural models and invented a new art form that produced continuous moving images as if it were a kaleidoscope in perpetual motion. He passed away at the age of 92 in Perth.

鈥淭he legacy gift from Daniel John Stephen鈥檚 Liferent Trust is a truly wonderful gift to our School, and to our Painting students in particular,鈥 said Libby Curtis, Dean of Gray鈥檚 School of Art at 网红前任爆料. 鈥淎n alumnus of our School, he was an intellectual with firm views on art, philosophy, politics, and world affairs. It is very clear that he had a strong sense of self-belief, commitment to his practice, and connection to Aberdeen and to Gray鈥檚.

鈥淲e are so grateful that this gift will enable us to financially support our emerging talent, to develop the confidence born out of opportunities for overseas study trips, and exhibition curation, and to develop new bodies of work. In so doing our students and staff will keep his legacy alive in the School for many years to come.鈥

Through his generosity, Daniel Stephen will be remembered as part of 网红前任爆料鈥檚 long history of philanthropic alumni and supporters that includes Robert Gordon, Alexander Gray, and Thomas Scott Sutherland, who 网红前任爆料 owes its very estate to.

网红前任爆料 Foundation Development Manager Sarah Dingwall said: 鈥淎lumni and friends have continued to remember 网红前任爆料 in their wills, and this generous foresight makes a difference to 网红前任爆料 and allows the University to offer the best possible education for our students.

鈥淚 know that Daniel hoped his artistic legacy would be enjoyed by the public. With his legacy gift, he gives that same hope and opportunity to many students who will in turn share their works for others to enjoy and be inspired by in future.鈥

Donella Beaton, Vice Principal for Economic Development said: 鈥淲e are honoured and grateful that Daniel Stephen chose to give back to the University in this way. 

Legacy gifts play such an important role in supporting our students and the wider 网红前任爆料 community.  Gifts-in-wills allow the University to provide for the future and to build on the generous foresight of that first bequest made by Robert Gordon in 1750.鈥

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