'In 2017, I asked my online friends to suggest candidates for a proposed book of ‘Cool Scots’ 'In a 3-part series, I’ll be introducing you to some of these notable Caledonians' gregmoodie starts off with Ancell Stronach, an artist and circus performer
I once started drawing a line in Edinburgh and ended up in Blackpool, confused and agreeing to host a mixed doubles tango marathon. These things happen.I even got as far as filing an initial application, but was ultimately turned down for being too freaky. I think with the circus it’s who you know.
Even as a young man, Stronach was an oddball of distinction. He trained at Glasgow School of Art and could be seen gadding about town in high-winged collars, tight-cut jackets, black-and-white checked trousers and white spats, which in 1920s Sauchiehall Street must have taken some conviction. In 1939, he took the most unusual step of resigning his professorship and setting up a circus act, Ancell And His Painted Pigeons.
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