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The Fleming Collection is a large private collection of Scottish art, located in Berkeley Square, central London, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=History of the Collection )〕 ==Origins== The collection was started in 1968 from the Scottish banking firm Robert Fleming & Co., founded in Dundee, Scotland. In 1968 the bank moved to a new building in Corsby Square in the City of London and it was decided to create a collection for the purpose of decorating the space. This task was given singularly to one of the bank’s directors, David Donald. The only guideline given was that the paintings should be by Scottish artists or Scottish scenes by any artists, to emphasise the bank's proud Scottish origins. Scottish art was largely unknown outside of Scotland until the 1980s, making prices relatively low, meaning that a large collection was amassed in a short amount of time. David Donald died unexpectedly in 1985. Earlier that year he was awarded the honour of being elected an Honorary Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy for services to Scottish art. The role of collector was continued by Robert Fleming and Bill Smith, who was later to become the first Keeper of Art. Under his guidance the Collection was moved to its new headquarters in Copthall Avenue. The Collection also began to focus more on collecting the work of living artists. By the 1990s it had gained international recognition as a collection of Scottish art and as a corporate art collection. After Bill Smith’s retirement, Selina Skipwith became the new Keeper of Art.
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