Jessie M. McGeehan
Scottish artist (1872–1950)
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Jessie Mary McGeehan (1872–1950) was a Scottish artist renowned for her painting and mosaic work, often depicting genre scenes, landscapes and figures.[1]
Jessie M. McGeehan | |
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| Born | 1872 Rawyards, Airdrie |
| Died | 1950 (aged 77–78) Glasgow |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
Biography
McGeehan was born in Airdrie and her father Patrick was a carriage hirer.[2] An artistic family, Patrick exhibited a painting Royal Scottish Academy in 1879 and the artist Aniza McGeehan (1874–1962) was Jessie's younger sister.[2][3][4][5] Both sisters studied at the Glasgow School of Art, Jessie being enrolled at the age of 15 in 1888 and last recorded as attending in 1895.[5][6] Their younger sister Mary Catherine (1877–1960), later known as Sister Callista, also attended Glasgow School of Art from the age of nine.[5]
Jessie McGeehan also studied in Paris after leaving the Glasgow School of Art.[7][8]
Artwork
McGeehan's work included paintings, pastels, stained glass, mosaics and tapestry designs.[8][1] She was active from 1892 and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1895 with the work Sweet Idleness until 1916.[9][10][1]
From 1897 McGeehan lived and had a studio at 134 Bath Street, Glasgow, which was shared with Aniza until 1899.[11][8][3] By 1936 she had moved to 152A Renfrew Street as advertised in the 'Glasgow Observer'.[8]
In 1901 McGeehan exhibited the work The Victorian Era at the Royal Academy in London.[11]
McGeehan's 1929 oil portrait of her sister Aniza is in the North Lanarkshire Museums collections.[6] This was one of two oil paintings exhibited in the 1929 Walker Art Gallery Autumn Exhibition.[5]
Jessie McGeehan created a glass mosaic panel for St Augustine’s Church in Langloan, Coatbridge.[5] She also created a glass mosaic in fourteen panels depicting the Stations of the Cross for St Aloysius Church in Garnethill as well as undertaking work for St Mary's Church in Lancashire.[12][7]
While at Glasgow School of Art, Jessie associated with prominent Scottish artists including Margaret Macdonald and Frances MacDonald of the Glasgow Four.[5]
McGeehan's artworks regularly come up for sale at auction.[13][14][15]