Amy Strongman
Script error: No such module "Draft topics".
Script error: No such module "AfC topic".
Amy Strongman (1870-1931) was born in Somerset..[1] She came from a family of artists. In the 1880s her father Benjamin moved to Glasgow to teach at the Glasgow School of Art, where Amy took classes[2]
Her father’s next position was as head of Dumbarton School of Art, a satellite of the Glasgow school.[3] There she won the Denny travelling scholarship twice, which gave her an opportunity to study in London.[4] A previous winner, George Harcourt went on to build a career as a society portrait painter
Career[edit]
In 1892 Amy was elected a member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists (GSLA) and exhibited regularly at their annual exhibitions.[5][6] [7] Gabriel Moury (1865-1943) provides a contemporary description of one of her pieces; panels for a firescreen “in appliqued embroidery with a design adapted from a wild rose. The conventional treatment of the flower is extremely good”.[8]
In 1923, following a family contribution of over 50 years to art education in the area Amy retired, her service noted with gratitude. She died in Falmouth in 1932.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sign up". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ Board and Education for Young Ladies -Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald - 15 August 1884
- ↑ Dumbarton School of Art -Session 1885-6-Lennox Herald -19 September 1885
- ↑ Success of Students -For Session 1889-90-Lennox Herald - 6 September 1890
- ↑ Glasgow Society of Lady Artists -Annual Exhibition -Glasgow Evening Post 27 March 1893
- ↑ School of Art-Dumbarton Herald and County Advertiser - 7 September 1892
- ↑ Exhibition of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists-Gentlewoman 25 March 1893
- ↑ The Art of 1899. Part 11 The Paris Salons -Gabriel Moure
- ↑ Miss A L Strongman, Falmouth-Western Morning News - 11 February 1932
This article "Amy Strongman" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Amy Strongman. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
