High School, Dundee

Etching, framed and glazed, entitled "High School, Dundee", by Charles G.L. Phillips. Designed by George Angus, this school opened in 1834 and until the Education Act of 1872 it was the sole provider of secondary education in Dundee. It was substantially extended in the late 19th century and again after 1945. Charles Phillips studied art here between 1879 and 1882 when it doubled up as the 'Dundee Art School'. Part of a collection of paintings, etchings and personal effects relating to Charles Gustav Phillips, a prolific Dundee artist. Phillips worked in a variety of media: oils, watercolour and etchings and was particularly known for his landscapes and townscapes of Dundee and the surrounding areas. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in 1944 at the age of 80 and his work was bequeathed to Dundee Heritage Trust in 2002 by his son William S Phillips.