Jessie Alexandra Dick | |
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Born | 13 July 1896
Largs, Scotland |
Died | 16 August 1976 Clarkston, Scotland | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Education | Glasgow School of Art |
Known for | Painting and teaching |
Jessie Alexandra Dick, known as J Alix Dick, (13 July 1896 – 16 August 1976) was a Scottish artist and teacher. She was known as a painter of portraits and still-life pieces in both oils and watercolours.
Dick was the youngest daughter in a family of eleven children. She was born in Largs where her father was the head gardener on the estate of Lord Kelvin. [1] She studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1915 to 1919 and joined the teaching staff of the School in 1921. [2] Holding a variety of posts, but mainly teaching painting and drawing, she remained on the staff of the School until her retirement in 1959. [3] [4] She was an active member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists and, in 1960, was elected an associate member of the Royal Scottish Academy. [2] [5] She was also a regular exhibitor with the Royal Watercolour Society, with the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. [6] Dick died in 1976 after a fall at the home in Clarkston she shared with one of her sisters. [1] For many years a large portrait of her, Self Portrait in the Studio, hung in the Glasgow School of Art but was destroyed in 2014 when fire engulfed the building. [7] After her death, several fine watercolours by Dick were saved by a neighbour when about to be thrown away. [4] The McLean Museum and Art Gallery in Greenock holds examples of her work. [6]
From 1922 until her retirement in 1959, Alix Dick taught at the GSA in various roles:
Jessie Alexandra Dick | |
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![]() Self Portrait in the Studio | |
Born | 13 July 1896
Largs, Scotland |
Died | 16 August 1976 Clarkston, Scotland | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Education | Glasgow School of Art |
Known for | Painting and teaching |
Jessie Alexandra Dick, known as J Alix Dick, (13 July 1896 – 16 August 1976) was a Scottish artist and teacher. She was known as a painter of portraits and still-life pieces in both oils and watercolours.
Dick was the youngest daughter in a family of eleven children. She was born in Largs where her father was the head gardener on the estate of Lord Kelvin. [1] She studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1915 to 1919 and joined the teaching staff of the School in 1921. [2] Holding a variety of posts, but mainly teaching painting and drawing, she remained on the staff of the School until her retirement in 1959. [3] [4] She was an active member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists and, in 1960, was elected an associate member of the Royal Scottish Academy. [2] [5] She was also a regular exhibitor with the Royal Watercolour Society, with the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. [6] Dick died in 1976 after a fall at the home in Clarkston she shared with one of her sisters. [1] For many years a large portrait of her, Self Portrait in the Studio, hung in the Glasgow School of Art but was destroyed in 2014 when fire engulfed the building. [7] After her death, several fine watercolours by Dick were saved by a neighbour when about to be thrown away. [4] The McLean Museum and Art Gallery in Greenock holds examples of her work. [6]
From 1922 until her retirement in 1959, Alix Dick taught at the GSA in various roles: