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Elspeth Murray Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1901 |
| Died | 24 January 1991 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Paintings, Glasswork |
Elspeth Murray Anderson (24 October 1901 - 24 January 1991) was a Scottish painter and glassworker.
Life[edit]
Her father David Blyth Anderson (12 August 1872 - 20 July 1944) was named as a Major at the Oban Ball of 1925.[1][2] He joined the Royal Engineers in 1892, working on submarines. In 1901 he manufactured cottons. He became chairman for the David and John Anderson Company in the 20th century [John Anderson was his father and ran the Atlantic Mills in Bridgeton]. David Blyth Anderson was born in Kirn, Argyll and died in Seafield, Nairn, but was usually resident at the Keeper's Cottage in Barcaldine near Connell in Argyll.[3][4][5]
Her mother Florence Stephen Stewart (c. 1873 - 12 December 1947) was named as 'keen as her husband on Iona affairs' at an Iona Regetta of 1922.[6] She was selling poultry at Auchengower in 1915.[7] She was the daughter of Dr. Stewart of Lovedale, South Africa.[8] She was born in South Africa and died in Glasgow.
David and Florence married on 23 June 1898 in Cove, Argyll. They had 3 children: John Douglas Anderson, Molly S. Anderson and Elspeth Murray Anderson.
Her brother was John Douglas Anderson (23 September 1899 - 1974) married Ann Kerr Mitchell in October 1942 at Iona Abbey.[9]
Elspeth went to St. Bride's School in Helensburgh, leaving there in 1918.[10]
In 1929 - 31 she was still staying at Auchengower in Cove, Argyll.[11]
She was named in the Glasgow Mull and Iona gathering of 1933, along with Miss M. S. Anderson and Mrs D. B. Anderson of Auchengower in Cove.[12] Another report states that Mr and Mrs D. B. Anderson of Auchengower, Cove were there. The daughter is further named as Molly S. Anderson.[13]
She was named in the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1944.[14]
Art[edit]
In 1928 she exhibited at the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists exhibition.[15]
In 1929 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her work: At The Rising Of The Moon.[16]
She was highly commended in the Report On the Competition of Industrial Designs from the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts in 1930.[17]
In 1931 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her work: Nunnery Garden, Iona and Fruit Market, Florence.[18]
In 1934 she exhibited with the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists, a study Puffins[19] and some miniatures.[20]
In the GSLA exhibition of 1935 she exhibited a portrait Dougal.[21]
She exhibited synthetic glasswork at the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists exhibition of 1939.[22]
Death[edit]
She died in 1991 in New Kilpatrick.
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19250910/273/0008
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19471220/004/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19440902/184/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19440729/005/0001
- ^ https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA05078
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000462/19220902/071/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000460/19150501/221/0010
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19471220/004/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19421003/069/0003
- ^ https://www.oldscottish.com/school-leaving-certificates-allison-anderson.html
- ^ The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826 - 1990. Charles Baile de Laperriere. Hilmarton Manor Press. 1991.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19330204/138/0007
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000462/19280204/155/0007
- ^ https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/93372222?mode=transcription
- ^ https://www.proquest.com/docview/480312673/3F03D0145C3D4600PQ/25?accountid=16574
- ^ The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826 - 1990. Charles Baile de Laperriere. Hilmarton Manor Press. 1991.
- ^ https://www.jstor.org/stable/41362548
- ^ The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826 - 1990. Charles Baile de Laperriere. Hilmarton Manor Press. 1991.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19340127/217/0016
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=86JAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=%22elspeth+m.+anderson%22&article_id=1807,5782663&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilo77s9KqBAxUlUkEAHSzPB88Q6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=%22elspeth%20m.%20anderson%22&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3fo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=%22elspeth+m.+anderson%22&article_id=2566,3778124&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilo77s9KqBAxUlUkEAHSzPB88Q6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=%22elspeth%20m.%20anderson%22&f=false
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19391104/413/0007
Category:1901 births
Category:1991 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters