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McBroom, James Nicol
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20 Jul 1896 - 21 Oct 1983
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James Nicol McBroom was a student at The Glasgow School of Art from 1915-1917, where he studied drawing and painting. He was a distinguished student and prize winner; awarded the 2nd place prize in the Anatomy school award in the 1916-17 session. This prize was valued at £2 2s and 3 prizes were awarded in this session. James was also awarded the Windsor and Newton prize in the session 1915-1916 and in 1917 he gained a Diploma in drawing and painting.
During World War I James was not able to go on active military duty due to ill health, but he was assigned to munitions work during the war. from 30th April 1918 - 29th December 1921 he was employed at the offices of Alexander Findlay and company (engineers) in Motherwell. During this time he also utilised the skills he had learnt whilst studying at Glasgow school of Art to create a WWI Role of Honour for his local parish, Dalziel St Andrews Parish Church in Motherwell. He also designed a war memorial for Alexander Findlay.
Very active in the local community during the war years, James undertook fire watching duties from the rooftop of Dalziel High School, looking out for any fires which may have started due to bombs being dropped during air raids.
James went on to become an art teacher at St Johns Grammar in Hamilton and Wishaw High School. He later held the post of Head of the Art Department at Lanark Grammar in 1937.
Each year at The Glasgow School of Art there is a James Nicol McBroom Memorial Prize for fine art. This prize is awarded to a student of painting and printmaking whose work will be purchased for the GSA's own Archives and Collections.
James Nicol McBroom died in 1983 aged 87.
Sources: Newsletters March – May 2015, The Manse of Dalziel St Andrews Parish Church and http://www.dalzielstandrews.org.uk
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