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Violet Meikle McGlashan

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Violet Meikle McGlashan
Born
Violet Meikle McGlashan

(1872-12-03)3 December 1872
Glasgow, Scotland
Died18 December 1905(1905-12-18) (aged 33)
Kaweah, California, United States
Known forPainting
RelativesDaisy Agnes McGlashan, sister
William Smith Anderson, brother-in-law

Violet Meikle McGlashan (3 December 1872 – 18 December 1905) was a Scottish painter.[1] She is one of the McGlashan-Anderson artistic dynasty of the Glasgow School of Art.[2]

Life

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Violet Meikle McGlashan was born in Glasgow in 1872. Her father, John McGlashan (c. 1844 – 16 June 1920), manufactured underclothing. Her mother was Agnes Meikle (c. 1848 – 9 January 1929). They married on 13 June 1870 in Cathcart, Glasgow.

McGlashan's younger sister, Daisy Agnes McGlashan, was born in 1879.

Personal life

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McGlashan married James Claude Wilson on 23 April 1896 at 50 Princes Square, Strathbungo in Glasgow.[3] Their son, Owen McGlashan Wilson (18 August 1904 – April 1979), was born in Milngavie.

McGlashan travelled to the United States, arriving in New York on 15 May 1905. She died on 18 December 1905 in Kaweah, California.

Art

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McGlashan studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1888 to 1893.[1] While at the Glasgow School of Art, she stayed at 15 North Portland Street in Glasgow.[4]

McGlashan won Haldane bursaries from 1889 to 1891.[4]

Works

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Watercolour sketches by McGlashan are held by Glasgow School of Art in their archives.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Papers of Violet Meikle McGlashan – Papers of the Anderson family, students of the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland". Archives Hub.
  2. ^ "The Anderson family – Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections". gsaarchives.net.
  3. ^ "Kirkintilloch Herald – Wednesday 29 April 1896" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b "McGlashan, Violet Meikle – Glasgow School of Art: Archives & Collections". gsaarchives.net.
  5. ^ "https://twitter.com/GSAArchives/status/1293471848051683328/photo/1". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2 September 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  6. ^ "https://twitter.com/GSAArchives/status/1293471848051683328/photo/2". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2 September 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)