William Scott Vare

William Scott Vare 1867-1934, American political leader, b. Philadelphia. He engaged in machine politics and became (1898) a member of the select council of Philadelphia. He was recorder of deeds (1902-12) and—with his brothers Edward and George—came to control the Republican machine in Philadelphia. He later succeeded Boies Penrose as political boss of Pennsylvania. Vare served (1912-27) in Congress but, elected (1926) to the U.S. Senate, was barred from his seat on the grounds of excessive campaign expenditures. He wrote My Forty Years in Politics (1933).

Scott, William (b Greenock, nr. Glasgow, 15 Feb. 1913; d Coleford, Somerset, 28 Dec. 1989). British painter of still-life (usually involving kitchen objects) and abstracts. In 1937–9 he lived in France, and he said: ‘I picked up from the tradition of painting in France that I felt most kinship with—the still-life tradition of Chardin and Braque, leading to a certain kind of abstraction which comes directly from that tradition.’ His work continued to be based on still-life, but for a time in the 1950s he painted pure abstracts. They featured forms such as circles and squares, but they were not geometrically exact and were bounded by sensitive painterly lines. In the late 1960s and 1970s his style became more austere. Although his work was restricted in range and undemonstrative in character, Scott came to be regarded as one of the leading British artists of his generation.

Scott, William (1913–89). British painter of still life (usually involving kitchen objects) and abstracts. In 1937–9 he lived in France, and he said: ‘I picked up from the tradition of painting in France that I felt most kinship with—the still life tradition of Chardin and Braque, leading to a certain kind of abstraction which comes directly from that tradition.’ His work continued to be based on still life, but for a time in the 1950s he painted pure abstracts. They featured forms such as circles and squares, but they were not geometrically exact and were bounded by sensitive painterly lines. In the late 1960s and 1970s his style became more austere. Although his work was restricted in range and undemonstrative in character, Scott came to be regarded as one of the leading British artists of his generation.