Jack Sloan
@jacksloan.bsky.social
Scottish, sculptor, artist, gardener. Posting on Scottish art, design, history, literarure and culture. “Scotland is a country not a county”.
Late 1980s, Prince Charles sought disgraced paedophile Jimmy Savile's counsel on matters of public relations during a tumultuous period for the royal family. In one handwritten note, he called Savile "the bloke who knows what's going on"....
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Late 1980s, Prince Charles sought disgraced paedophile Jimmy Savile's counsel on matters of public relations during a tumultuous period for the royal family. In one handwritten note, he called Savile "the bloke who knows what's going on"....
Where eagles dare. The FED Building, USA 1936. The German Exhibition Building, Paris 1937.
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Where eagles dare. The FED Building, USA 1936. The German Exhibition Building, Paris 1937.
LGBT memorial lifts idea from The Bottle of Notes (1993) by Claes Oldenburg but here lettering used as a bit of crumpled paper. Rubbish?
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
LGBT memorial lifts idea from The Bottle of Notes (1993) by Claes Oldenburg but here lettering used as a bit of crumpled paper. Rubbish?
Photograph of the artist Carton Moore-Park (1876-1956 Born Stewarton, Ayrshire - Died New York) in his chelsea studio around 1898.
August 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Photograph of the artist Carton Moore-Park (1876-1956 Born Stewarton, Ayrshire - Died New York) in his chelsea studio around 1898.
Reposted by Jack Sloan
Good night😴 dear people at #Bluesky💙🤝-
❤️🔥 #Kyiv Churches Ring National Anthem as #Alaska Talks Begin
I really love #Ukraine and it's people
#ArmUkraineNow
#UkraineWillWin
#StandWithUkraine
❤️🔥 #Kyiv Churches Ring National Anthem as #Alaska Talks Begin
I really love #Ukraine and it's people
#ArmUkraineNow
#UkraineWillWin
#StandWithUkraine
August 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Good night😴 dear people at #Bluesky💙🤝-
❤️🔥 #Kyiv Churches Ring National Anthem as #Alaska Talks Begin
I really love #Ukraine and it's people
#ArmUkraineNow
#UkraineWillWin
#StandWithUkraine
❤️🔥 #Kyiv Churches Ring National Anthem as #Alaska Talks Begin
I really love #Ukraine and it's people
#ArmUkraineNow
#UkraineWillWin
#StandWithUkraine
Reposted by Jack Sloan
An ENORMOUS Ukrainian flag is unfurled at protest in Alaska.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
An ENORMOUS Ukrainian flag is unfurled at protest in Alaska.
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Looks like it is PURUSING not PURSUING peace?
August 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Looks like it is PURUSING not PURSUING peace?
Trump is in Scotlamd and tonight watching BBC and the film "Avengers: Infinity War" part of which was filmed in Edinburgh. Later Trump dreams he is in the movie and a Master of the Universe but they don't tend to be a fat bully sociopath with a comb-over.
July 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Trump is in Scotlamd and tonight watching BBC and the film "Avengers: Infinity War" part of which was filmed in Edinburgh. Later Trump dreams he is in the movie and a Master of the Universe but they don't tend to be a fat bully sociopath with a comb-over.
It “Caught the English spirit in all its ambiguity and whimsey”
Lion and the Unicorn Pavilion at Festival of Britain, 1951 typically ignored the fact that the Unicorn is the symbol of Scotland - along with any mention of our country anywhere in the exhibition!
Lion and the Unicorn Pavilion at Festival of Britain, 1951 typically ignored the fact that the Unicorn is the symbol of Scotland - along with any mention of our country anywhere in the exhibition!
July 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It “Caught the English spirit in all its ambiguity and whimsey”
Lion and the Unicorn Pavilion at Festival of Britain, 1951 typically ignored the fact that the Unicorn is the symbol of Scotland - along with any mention of our country anywhere in the exhibition!
Lion and the Unicorn Pavilion at Festival of Britain, 1951 typically ignored the fact that the Unicorn is the symbol of Scotland - along with any mention of our country anywhere in the exhibition!
Company advertising material from the 1930s for furniture designed and made by Morris and Company of Glasgow
July 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Company advertising material from the 1930s for furniture designed and made by Morris and Company of Glasgow
Sean "Diddy Man" Combs has been found guilty of prostitution charges but cleared by a jury of sex trafficking and racketeering, at the conclusion of his New York City criminal trial.
July 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sean "Diddy Man" Combs has been found guilty of prostitution charges but cleared by a jury of sex trafficking and racketeering, at the conclusion of his New York City criminal trial.
Two Scottish postcards designed by Crackerjack, c1914
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two Scottish postcards designed by Crackerjack, c1914
Avro Part after Robert Burns...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
Arvo Pärt My Heart's in the Highlands Else Torp and Christopher Bowers
YouTube video by MrTriangleman
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July 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Avro Part after Robert Burns...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnH...
BBC Saying number 5
"Fill my can once, shame on you; fill my can twice, shame on me”.
"Fill my can once, shame on you; fill my can twice, shame on me”.
July 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
BBC Saying number 5
"Fill my can once, shame on you; fill my can twice, shame on me”.
"Fill my can once, shame on you; fill my can twice, shame on me”.
Bob Vylan on YoutTube. UK government condemned it but I, friends and family agree with much of it.
According to a United Nations Special Committee, Amnesty International, and other experts such as academics and lawyers, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza against the Palestinians.
Starmer stinks!
According to a United Nations Special Committee, Amnesty International, and other experts such as academics and lawyers, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza against the Palestinians.
Starmer stinks!
June 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Bob Vylan on YoutTube. UK government condemned it but I, friends and family agree with much of it.
According to a United Nations Special Committee, Amnesty International, and other experts such as academics and lawyers, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza against the Palestinians.
Starmer stinks!
According to a United Nations Special Committee, Amnesty International, and other experts such as academics and lawyers, Israel is committing genocide in Gaza against the Palestinians.
Starmer stinks!
"Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," also known as the Ghent Altarpiece, by Jan van Eyck was one of the most notable works found in the Altausse mine by the Monument Men at the end of WWII
June 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," also known as the Ghent Altarpiece, by Jan van Eyck was one of the most notable works found in the Altausse mine by the Monument Men at the end of WWII
Illustrations to "Polish Fairy Tales" of 1920 by Cecile Walton (1891 – 1956) Scottish painter, illustrator and sculptor.
June 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Illustrations to "Polish Fairy Tales" of 1920 by Cecile Walton (1891 – 1956) Scottish painter, illustrator and sculptor.
China’s Wuhan's Optics Valley Light Rail - a suspended monorail in 2025.
A century earlier - the Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by George Bennie. Built near Glasgow in 1929.
A century earlier - the Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by George Bennie. Built near Glasgow in 1929.
June 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
China’s Wuhan's Optics Valley Light Rail - a suspended monorail in 2025.
A century earlier - the Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by George Bennie. Built near Glasgow in 1929.
A century earlier - the Bennie Railplane was a form of rail transport invented by George Bennie. Built near Glasgow in 1929.
Large murals from auditorium of the lost Rutherglen Repertory Theatre. One by Irene Bruges on life in the theatre and the other by Thomas H. Sharks showing the historic industrial and cultural story of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen. Both c1948.
June 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Large murals from auditorium of the lost Rutherglen Repertory Theatre. One by Irene Bruges on life in the theatre and the other by Thomas H. Sharks showing the historic industrial and cultural story of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen. Both c1948.
Jim Prime, keyboardist to Scottish band Deacon Blue, has died.
Thank you for the music.
Thank you for the music.
June 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Jim Prime, keyboardist to Scottish band Deacon Blue, has died.
Thank you for the music.
Thank you for the music.
From the royal court, to humble rural communities, Robin Hood's popularity in medieval Scotland was huge. Earliest references to the outlaw are found in 15thc chronicles but only the Asloan Manuscript (1515) references Robin Hood and a May parade in Edinburgh for all the burgh's male inhabitants!
June 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
From the royal court, to humble rural communities, Robin Hood's popularity in medieval Scotland was huge. Earliest references to the outlaw are found in 15thc chronicles but only the Asloan Manuscript (1515) references Robin Hood and a May parade in Edinburgh for all the burgh's male inhabitants!
Arnold Bronckhorst, or Bronckorst (fl. 1565–1583) was a Flemish or Dutch painter who was court painter to Mary I and James VI of Scotland.
June 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Arnold Bronckhorst, or Bronckorst (fl. 1565–1583) was a Flemish or Dutch painter who was court painter to Mary I and James VI of Scotland.
My sign at the Swallow Theatre, Whithorn – the smallest professional theatre in Scotland. Just booked for another 4 forthcoming wonderful productions!
June 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My sign at the Swallow Theatre, Whithorn – the smallest professional theatre in Scotland. Just booked for another 4 forthcoming wonderful productions!