Nancy McCredie | |
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Born | Agnes Cook McCredie 18 December 1899 |
Died | 24 August 1987 | (aged 87)
Nationality | Scottish |
Known for | Weaving |
Awards | Lauder Prize, 1952 |
Nancy McCredie (18 December 1899 - 24 August 1987) was a Scottish weaver and designer. She was a member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists and won the Lauder Prize in 1952. [1]
McCredie was born in 51 Overdale Street in Langside in Glasgow.
Her father was Hugh James McCredie (born 6 May 1853). Her mother was Mary Alexander Marquis Cook (born c. 1863). They married 2 June 1882 in Glasgow.
In 1928 she was staying at Tannoch Drive in Milngavie. [2]
She went to Australia in 1928, she was a teacher. [3]
In 1952 she was staying at Spango in Killearn. [4] McCredie named her house Spango to honour where she was brought up. [5]
She studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1917 to 1924. She studied drawing and painting in 1917-18 and then design classes from 1921 to 1924. [6]
She joined the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists.
She was Head Designer at the Glasgow School of Art. [7]
In the period 1946 to 1951 she was Examiner in Embroidery for the National Diploma in Design. [8]
During 1947 she studied methods of textile education in Sweden and Denmark. [9]
In 1948 she entered industry. [10]
She won the Lauder Prize in 1952 for an exhibit of hand weaving. [11]
She died on 24 August 1987 in Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow. [12]
Category:1899 births
Category:Scottish female weavers
Category:1987 deaths
Category:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
Category:Academics of the Glasgow School of Art
Category:Glasgow Society of Women Artists member
Nancy McCredie | |
---|---|
Born | Agnes Cook McCredie 18 December 1899 |
Died | 24 August 1987 | (aged 87)
Nationality | Scottish |
Known for | Weaving |
Awards | Lauder Prize, 1952 |
Nancy McCredie (18 December 1899 - 24 August 1987) was a Scottish weaver and designer. She was a member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists and won the Lauder Prize in 1952. [1]
McCredie was born in 51 Overdale Street in Langside in Glasgow.
Her father was Hugh James McCredie (born 6 May 1853). Her mother was Mary Alexander Marquis Cook (born c. 1863). They married 2 June 1882 in Glasgow.
In 1928 she was staying at Tannoch Drive in Milngavie. [2]
She went to Australia in 1928, she was a teacher. [3]
In 1952 she was staying at Spango in Killearn. [4] McCredie named her house Spango to honour where she was brought up. [5]
She studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1917 to 1924. She studied drawing and painting in 1917-18 and then design classes from 1921 to 1924. [6]
She joined the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists.
She was Head Designer at the Glasgow School of Art. [7]
In the period 1946 to 1951 she was Examiner in Embroidery for the National Diploma in Design. [8]
During 1947 she studied methods of textile education in Sweden and Denmark. [9]
In 1948 she entered industry. [10]
She won the Lauder Prize in 1952 for an exhibit of hand weaving. [11]
She died on 24 August 1987 in Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow. [12]
Category:1899 births
Category:Scottish female weavers
Category:1987 deaths
Category:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
Category:Academics of the Glasgow School of Art
Category:Glasgow Society of Women Artists member