Fishing boat, South Uist
A fishing boat sailing off South Uist.The photograph was taken by Werner Kissling (1895-1988), an ethnological photographer, who worked mainly in island and coastal communities in Scotland. He made one of the earliest Gaelic films, Eriskay: A Poem of Remote Lives (1935).University of Edinburgh, School of Scottish Studies Archives: SSSA F110/32
werner friedrich theodor kissling (1895 – 1988)
Werner Kissling (1895-1988) was a German ethnographer & photographer known for documenting Scottish crofters, Māori culture in New Zealand, and North Yorkshire life. His work offers unique insights into diverse communities through photography and cul
About this artwork
- Title: Fishing boat, South Uist
- Artist: werner friedrich theodor kissling
- Year: 1936
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Main color: Gray
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
