Hilda Goldwag was born in Vienna in 1912. In 1939 she fled to Scotland to escape Nazi persecution. Hilda remained in Glasgow for the rest of her life, celebrating the everyday life of her adopted city through her colourful and powerfully direct paintings.
Narrated by artist Emma Newcombe, film by Chris Leslie.
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