Jessie Newbery

Jessie Newbery
Jessie Newbery in 1900.
Born
Jessie Wylie Rowat

(1864-05-28)28 May 1864
Paisley
Died27 April 1948(1948-04-27) (aged 83)
Dorset
NationalityScottish
EducationGlasgow School of Art
Known forDecorative Arts, Design
MovementArt Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Symbolism
SpouseFrancis Newbery
Image published in The Studio vol 12 (1898)
Design for an embroidered panel by Jessie Newbery. The Studio vol 12 (1898)
Tea Cosy designed by Jessie Newbery and Bella Rowat from The Studio vol 15 (1899)

Jessie Newbery (28 May 1864 – 27 April 1948) was a Scottish artist and embroiderer. She was one of the artists known as the Glasgow Girls. Newbery also created the Department of Embroidery at the Glasgow School of Art where she was able to establish needlework as a form of unique artistic design.[1][2] She married the director of the Glasgow School of Art, Francis Newbery, in 1889.[3]

  1. ^ Arthur, Liz (1993). "Jessie Newbery (1864–1948)". In Burkhauser, Jude (ed.). Glasgow Girls: Women in Art and Design 1880–1920. Edinburgh: Canongate Press, Plc. pp. 146–151. ISBN 0-9636985-0-8.
  2. ^ Hunter, Clare (2019). Threads of Life. London: Sceptre ( Hodder & Stouhton). pp. 235–238. ISBN 978-1-4736-8791-2.
  3. ^ "Jessie Newbery and Artistic Dress". Special Collections at Glasgow School of Art Library. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2015.