Robert McKee’s sketches of homeless men and women he got to know in Dundee in the early 90s have seen the light of day for the first time in 30 years.
McKee, who died in a diving accident at the age of 26 in 1994, spent time on the streets of the Scottish city capturing the people he met on canvas.
The McKee family unearthed the art and put it on show in November with more than 150 family and friends attending the exhibition at John Knox Church in his hometown of Stewarton, in Ayrshire.
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Now, the work is on show in poster boards as part of the Nomas Project near to the V&A in Dundee until February – McKee learned his craft at Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.
The art pieces have proven just as relevant 30 years on and raised £3,420 each for two charities close to McKee’s heart: homeless people charity Shelter and McMillan Cancer Support.
