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Agnes Violet Neish | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1912 |
| Died | 24 July 2008 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Painting, Sketches |
| Relatives | Daisy Agnes McGlashan, mother William Smith Anderson, father Violet Meikle McGlashan, aunt |
Agnes Violet Neish (née Anderson; 21 January 1912 - 24 July 2008) was a Scottish painter.[1] She is one of the McGlashan-Anderson artistic dynasty of the Glasgow School of Art.[2]
Life[edit]
Agnes Violet Anderson was born in Hexham on 21 January 1912.[1]
Her father was William Smith Anderson (21 November 1878 - 22 August 1929); her mother was Daisy Agnes McGlashan (5 June 1879 - 17 August 1968). They had married on 28 September 1909 in Glasgow.
She had a sister Daisy McGlashan Anderson. Both her parents and elder sister were artists, as was her aunt Violet Meikle McGlashan(3 December 1872 - 18 December 1905); they all went to the Glasgow School of Art. Agnes Violet continued in that tradition.
She married John McMath Neish (1910 - 1997) in 1938, in Blythswood, Glasgow.
Art[edit]
Anderson attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1929 to 1935. She took drawing and painting; and was in the Drama society and the Kinecraft society.[1]
Her sketch, signed before she married as Agnes Violet Anderson, of The Hay Shed has been in auction.[3]
Death[edit]
She died in an Erskine home in Scotland on 24 July 2008.[4]
Works[edit]
The Glasgow School of Art hold her Botany notebook in their archive.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Anderson, Agnes Violet - Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections". gsaarchives.net.
- ^ "The Anderson family - Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections". gsaarchives.net.
- ^ enquiries@easyliveauction.com, Easy Live Auction Ltd-. "AGNES VIOLET ANDERSON, the hay shed, etching, pencil signed lower right, 9cm x 12cm, frame 27cm x 41". www.easyliveauction.com.
- ^ "Agnes Neish Obituary (2011) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Botany notebook from Northumbria Education Committee - Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections". gsaarchives.net.
Category:1912 births
Category:2008 deaths
Category:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
Category:Scottish women painters