Jessie Marion King | |
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| Born | Jessie Marion King 20 March 1875 Bearsden, Scotland |
| Died | 3 August 1949 (aged 74) Kirkcudbright, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Illustration, Design |
| Movement | Art Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Symbolism |
| Spouse | E. A. Taylor |
Jessie Marion King (20 March 1875 – 3 August 1949) was a Scottish illustrator known for her illustrated children's books.[1] She also designed bookplates, jewellery and fabric, and painted pottery. King was one of the artists known as the Glasgow Girls.[2] She was described in 1927 in the Aberdeen Press and Journal as "the pioneer of batik in Great Britain".[3]
- ^ Taylor, John Russell (1 December 2004). "Real Page Turners". Times (United Kingdom). Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Burkhauser, Jude (1993). "Jessie M. King (1875–1949)". Glasgow Girls: Women in Art and Design 1880-1920. Edinburgh: Canongate Press, Plc. pp. 132–139. ISBN 0963698508.
- ^ "Scots Women Artists". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 24 October 1927. Retrieved 19 January 2023.