Glasgow-born sculptor George Wyllie has died at the age of 90 following a short illness.
He was best known for his giant public works including The Paper Boat and The Straw Locomotive.
The Paper Boat sailed along the Clyde on a journey to New York via Liverpool and London.
In 1987, Wyllie dangled The Straw Locomotive - a full-sized straw steam engine - from the Finnieston crane in Glasgow.
The artwork was eventually set alight in what the artist described as a Viking-style funeral to symbolise Glasgow's industrial decline.
As a young sailor, Wyllie walked the streets of Hiroshima two months after it was bombed, an experience which he said shaped his philosophy on life.
He was made an MBE in 2005 for services to the arts.
Source & Image : BBC
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