works. In 1944 he completed a large oil painting, Evening Star, notable for its use of metaphysical elements and objects placed within a landscape. In 1948 the University of Edinburgh awarded Cowie an honorary degree. A 1950 commission to paint a mural for the Usher Hall came to nothing. In 1952 Cowie suffered a severe stroke from which he never fully recovered. In 1957 a memorial exhibition to Cowie was organised by the Scottish Committee of the Arts Council. Memberships 1936 Associate, Royal Scottish Academy 1943 Member, Royal Scottish Academy 1948 Secretary, Royal Scottish Academy References Further reading James Cowie, (1979), National Galleries of Scotland, Oliver, Cordelia (1981), James Cowie, Edinburgh University Press, Oliver, Cordelia (1981), James Cowie: The Artist at Work, Scottish Arts Council, Beardmore, Peggy (2018), James Cowie 1886 - 1956, in Strang, Alice (ed.) (2018), A New Era: Scottish Modern Art 1900 - 1950, National Galleries of Scotland . pp. 40 & 41 External links James Cowie paintings at www.nationalgalleries.org 1886 births 1956 deaths Military personnel from Aberdeenshire People educated at Fraserburgh Academy 20th-century British printmakers 20th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century Scottish painters Academics of Robert Gordon University Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art British conscientious objectors British war artists People from Aberdeenshire Personnel of the Non-Combatant Corps Royal Scottish Academicians Scottish etchers Scottish male painters Scottish printmakers World War II artists