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Davina Fulton Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1871 |
| Died | 24 November 1950 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Paintings of flowers |
| Relatives | William Fulton Brown, brother David Fulton, uncle |
Davina Fulton Brown (31 May 1871 - 24 November 1950) was a Scottish artist and carpet designer.[1] She is known as an artist for her paintings of flowers. She is the sister of William Fulton Brown; and the niece of David Fulton.[2]
Life[edit]
Her father was James Jenkins Brown (born 4 September 1837), a master grocer.
Her mother was Margaret Finlay Fulton (c. 1838). Margaret and James married on 7 October 1861 in Bridgeton, Glasgow. They had six children.
Davina Fulton Brown was born on 31 May 1871 in Glasgow. Originally the family stayed in Anderston at 21 Houldsworth Street, but they moved to the southside of Glasgow staying at 10 Titwood Place and then 4 Leslie Street in Pollokshields.
Her uncle was David Fulton, another artist, he also stayed in those households with the family. Both Davina and her brother William also became artists.
Davina took her flair for art and design and not only painted, but designed and weaved carpets by trade. She latterly moved to 40 Lawrence Street in Hillhead, her last move of address.
In October 1936 she gifted the Glasgow Art Galleries one of her late uncle David Fulton's paintings, the oil painting Seascape. In addition she gifted a painting by her brother William Fulton Brown (1873 - 1905), a watercolour The Prodigal Son.[3]
Art[edit]
RGI 1910. Phlox and Carnations.[4]
RGI 1915.[5]
Paisley Art Institute 1928. Geraniums and Chrysanthemums and Anemones.[6]
RGI sales 1935 Sweet William and Larkspur[7]
Death[edit]
She died on 24 November 1950 at her home in 40 Lawrence Street in Glasgow aged 79. She died of cardiac failure.
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Davina-F--Brown/B578CF134C4E6B2E
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Z_Y-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=davina+fulton+brown&article_id=1694,2107191&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwichY6R1cGBAxWF6qQKHXdAA7QQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=davina%20fulton%20brown&f=false
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000475/19100422/019/0002
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VthAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=davina+fulton+brown&article_id=2860,5687165&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE8MT_48GBAxWBUkEAHb5ODnA4ChDoAXoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=davina%20fulton%20brown&f=false
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001713/19280201/027/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19351126/311/0007
Category:1871 births
Category:1950 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters