3DBigDataSpace Scan-the-World Donald Dewar Donald Dewar, 1937 - 2000. Secretary of State and First Minister for Scotland Dubbed by the press 'father of the nation', Donald Dewar reinstated the Scottish Parliament. He became First Minister in May 1999 and presided over the official opening in July that year. A private man, he had told journalists that his perfect Christmas would be spent alone with an oven-ready meal and a stack of books. As if commenting on this vision, the sculptor, Archibald Forrest, has balanced Dewar's head on a pile of books. Mostly by Ruskin, they also make reference to Dewar's interest in art. He was particularly fond of the work of the Scottish Colourists. Scan-the-World creator software, multimedia 2026-05-12 3DBigDataSpace 20163524 02bad59a92eb905f2eeb51adb8215fc1 10.5281/zenodo.20163524 bust head sculpture books donald-dewar archibald-forrest cc-by-nc-sa-4.0