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William Littlejohn: William Littlejohn, RSA, RSW, RGI (1929-2006) was a well known Scottish painter, printmaker and teacher. He was born at Arbroath in Angus and studied art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee 1946-50. In 1966 Littlejohn joined the teaching staff at the Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and later became Head. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1951, and also at the Royal Academy, New English Art Club etc. The recurrent themes in his work link directly to the north-east coastline of Scotland, for example his interest in painting fish, but he was also attracted to Japanese art and culture, and in 1984 he was awarded an RSA Gillies Award to travel to Japan. Littlejohn was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Academy 1973, the Royal Glasgow Institute in 1989, and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 1990. His work is held in a number of important collections, including the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art. On his death he left the contents of his studio to the Royal Scottish Academy.