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George Bain (1881–1968), born in Scrabster in Caithness, Scotland, was an artist and art teacher who almost single-handedly revived interest in Celtic and Insular art. In 1888 he left Scrabster with his family - they had intended to emigrate to Canada but, during a stop in Leith, the Bains met with a cousin who persuaded them to settle in Edinburgh instead. After leaving school, Bain joined a firm of printers in Edinburgh while, between the age of 15 and 21, studying art on a part time basis, attending the School of Applied Art and the Edinburgh School of Art. His first exhibited work as a painter was in 1900 at the Royal Scottish Academy.〔Susan E. Seright, "George Bain, Master of Celtic Art", 1999, page 2.〕 In 1902 he obtained a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. When there, he found that a foundation of Classical Art still controlled the work of the college. In London, he supported himself by working as a freelance newspaper artist and as a book and magazine illustrator. In 1905 he returned to Edinburgh, continuing his career as a commercial artist while studying part time at the Royal Scottish Academy Life School. 〔Susan E. Seright, "George Bain, Master of Celtic Art", 1999, page 3.〕 Bain was the first artist to analyse and deconstruct the designs found on Pictish sculpture and metalwork, and on illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels.〔Exhibition catalogue "George Bain Collection, 2013", Groam House Museum ()〕 His book ''Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction'' was published in 1951. It had little impact at the time, but on its re-issue in 1971〔(The Continuum of Celtic Interlace )〕 it introduced a generation to Celtic knotwork, the Pictish stones, the ''Book of Kells'' and the ''Book of Durrow''. As well as describing and illustrating over 200 historical examples, his book was notable for giving detailed instructions on creating similar interlace, spiral, and trumpet designs, and encouraging their use in craftwork. Bain's monograph inspired the design for the cover of King Crimson's ''Discipline'' album; in later releases, it was replaced by a knotwork designed by Steve Ball,〔 〕 which has also been used the logo of Discipline Global Mobile and Guitar Craft,〔〔: 〕 a music company and a musicians' association each founded by King Crimson's Robert Fripp.〔
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