J D Fergusson

The collection includes over 4,000 individual works of art, comprising over 150 oil paintings, several thousand works on paper, numerous watercolours and over 20 pieces of sculpture.

In addition, the archive contains more than 1,500 press cuttings, 6,000 letters, 500 photographs, 450 exhibition catalogues, 200 periodicals/magazines and 200 of Fergusson's personal library books. The Council was also gifted copyright in all of J D Fergusson's art works.

The collection is the largest, most comprehensive and important collection of work by the artist in existence and the Fergusson Gallery is the centre for research and the display of the artist's life and work.