Ann Dunlop Alexander

Ann Dunlop Alexander (16 March 1896 – 1969) was a Scottish artist, active during the first half of the 20th-century, who painted in oils and watercolours, designed ceramics and illustrated books.[1]

Ann Dunlop Alexander
Born16 March 1896
Glasgow, Scotland
Died1969 (aged 72–73)
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Known forPainting, illustrations

Biography

Alexander was the daughter of a Glasgow schoolmaster and attended Glasgow High School before studying art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1915 to 1919.[2][3] She continued to live and work in Glasgow, and produced linoprints, woodcuts and black and white drawings.[3] She also painted, illustrated books and decorated ceramics.[4] She frequently chose literary subjects, particularly myths and legends, for her work which was clearly influenced by the style of the decorative work of other Glasgow artists, including Jessie M. King and Ann Macbeth.[5] Despite a number of career breaks, between 1919 and 1966, Alexander was a regular exhibitor at both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, showing some eleven pieces at the former and 19 at the latter.[5]

She died in Glasgow in 1969.[1]

References
  1. "Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland.
  2. "Alexander, Ann Dunlop". Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections. 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. Sara Gray (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. The Lutterworth Press. ISBN 97807 18830847.
  4. Paul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN 1 84195 150 1.
  5. Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 134 1.
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