TRAGIC DEATH

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1932, Page 5

TRAGIC DEATH

OF N. Z. ARTIST VICTIM OF POVERTY IN LONDON (United Press Association—By Electric To leg rn p h.—Copyright.) fßeceived this day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. The death has occurred here of a New Zealand artist. James F. Scott foiinerly cf Dunedin. He pas.e., way under tragic cirrumrtnnce.s cn \n;ac Day. He came from Dunedin uid had lived in England since tlie .ar. The depression had lately caus’d him a lack of commissions, forcing Srott to carry on through the winter without any means except a pension, viiiph he spent cn milk and on artist's colours. Friends offered him help, hut he nr:epted only occasional meals. Scott had suffered acutely from an internal omph'iiit in flu 1 part eight months. He broke down oil Saturday, but hi,? journey to tbe hospital was interrupted ■it- his studio, where he signed - his last picture, “A Sculptor’s Study.” Then, during o»1e of his last periods of consciousness, the news wag conveyed to iiiiii that his picture had been accepted for the Royal Academy.

SgOtt went to Gallipoli with tlm Anzac-S. Wounds prevented Ira continuance as a combatant. Ho was appointed one of tbe official Australian war artists and was also responsible for the frescoes of tbe Australian pavilion at the Wembley Exhibition.

ARTIST DEAD. DUNEDIN, April 27. Is is accepted here that the London cable refers to James Fraser Scott, artist, aged 55. He was born in Dunedin, was educated at Kail-corn- ‘.school, and began studies at Dunedin school of art. He went to Paris. Antwerp and 'Brussels to study and then to Australia where he enlisted. He was wounded at Paschendale, holding the rank of lieutenant. He was appointed official artist for the Australian Government and has thirty pictures in the Art Gallery at 'Sydney and two in the Dunedin gallery. He did the frescoes not only for the first Wembley but for New Zealand ‘Court at the second Wembley Exhibition.