Agnes Raeburn
{{Short description|Scottish artist}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Agnes Raeburn
| image = The Glasgow School of Art.jpg
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| caption = The Immortals of Glasgow School of Art: At the back: Frances MacDonald
middle row L-R: Margaret Macdonald, Katharine Cameron, Janet Aitken, Agnes Raeburn, Jessie Keppie, John Keppie
front row L-R: Herbert McNair, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (circa 1894)
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|4|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|8|3|1872|4|8|df=yes}}
| death_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| nationality = Scottish
| field = Decorative Arts
| training = Glasgow School of Art
| movement = Glasgow Style,
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Agnes Middleton Raeburn (8 April 1872- 3 August 1955) was a Scottish member of the informal group of artists known as "The Immortals".
Life
Raeburn was born in Glasgow to corn merchant James Raeburn and wife Agnes in 1872. She was the youngest of six siblings, including Charles and Lucy Raeburn.{{Cite web|url=https://gsathemagazine.net/people.php#15|title=GSA The Magazine: People Page|website=gsathemagazine.net|access-date=2020-03-05}} Following the death of her mother when she was seven, Raeburn and her siblings were raised by their father.{{Cite book|last=Helland|first=Janice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQadDwAAQBAJ&q=Agnes+Raeburn&pg=PT153|title=Professional Women Painters in Nineteenth-Century Scotland: Commitment, Friendship, Pleasure|date=2019-06-11|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-75725-6|language=en}} In 1887, at the age of 15, she obtained a place at Glasgow School of Art and she was there for five years. Her tutors included Fra Newberry. During her time at school Raeburn contributed to the student publication, The Magazine, created by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. In 1903 she became the art teacher at Laurel Bank School in Glasgow.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gsaarchives.net/archon/?p=creators/creator&id=519|title=Raeburn, Agnes (1872-1955) {{!}} GSA Archives|website=www.gsaarchives.net|access-date=2019-01-21}} She was involved with a Glasgow-based artistic group known as "The Immortals". This group also included Janet Aitken, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Jessie Newbery, Ruby Pickering, Katharine Cameron, Jessie Keppie and Frances McNair.{{cite book |last1=Burkhauser |first1=Jude |title=Glasgow Girls: Women in Art and Design 1880-1920 |date=1990 |publisher=Canongate}}
In 1939 she returned to teach at the Laurel Bank School and the following year she led the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists' Club as President for three years. Raeburn exhibited her art widely. She died in Edinburgh in 1955.
Works
- Winter Sunshine, Inveran Farm
- Still Life of Violets{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/STILL-LIFE-OF-VIOLETS/FF5A42A0B847D044|title=Agnes Middleton Raeburn {{!}} STILL LIFE OF VIOLETS {{!}} MutualArt|website=www.mutualart.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Still Life: Anemones{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Still-Life--Anemones/F6B17C58CCCD14CD|title=Agnes Middleton Raeburn {{!}} Still Life: Anemones {{!}} MutualArt|website=www.mutualart.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Still life - A Glass Vase of Pansies{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Still-life---A-glass-vase-of-pansies/ECD35A868DA61294|title=Agnes Middleton Raeburn {{!}} Still life - A glass vase of pansies {{!}} MutualArt|website=www.mutualart.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Spring, Dalry{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/spring-dalry-138275|title=Spring, Dalry {{!}} Art UK|website=artuk.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Richmond Castle{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/richmond-castle-138276|title=Richmond Castle {{!}} Art UK|website=artuk.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Jug of Chrysanthemums{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/jug-of-chrysanthemums-SoSmJ2Wz7QdTHO7jLHMsvg2|title=Jug of chrysanthemums by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Vase of Mixed Flowers{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/vase-of-mixed-flowers-v9db5H700ulqOfRL8SDyMg2|title=Vase of mixed flowers by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- A Still Life of Primroses{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/a-still-life-of-primroses-igQkrVKp8OzqPo6tlm7_DQ2|title=A still life of primroses by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- The Blue Pool{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/the-blue-pool-RnX-QY2XchLsL8cpzXyjMQ2|title=The blue pool by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Fountain Bleau{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/fountain-bleau-JK5cUkbZwWMR4StTaVR5RA2|title=Fountain bleau by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Still Life of Roses in a Blue Vase{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/still-life-of-roses-in-a-blue-vase-sBz2GHktqut5tPw9ZTQ0zg2|title=Still life of roses in a blue vase by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- A Quiet River Bend{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/a-quiet-river-bend-0dy2jzmnuVX_t7jCKKgXgw2|title=A quiet river bend by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- A Sunny Day at Loch Earn{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/a-sunny-day-loch-earn-SvGJGEZnoJvZNHZYgVPYYA2|title=A SUNNY DAY LOCH EARN by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Purple Pansies{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/purple-pansies-NQ0JYaHzhUdrICeJzVsnaw2|title=PURPLE PANSIES by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Pink Roses{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/pink-roses-5KFVVUPxOTo1JZSpDVGmpA2|title=PINK ROSES by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Pink-Centred Roses{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/pink-centred-roses-k-Oo8pmMMfTEVfcVn3UyEg2|title=PINK-CENTRED ROSES by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
- Roses and Violas{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/agnes-middleton-raeburn/roses-and-violas-RZPCm3AU4M-xtB3jXAcbWA2|title=Roses and violas by Agnes MiddletonRaeburn|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=2020-03-05}}
External links
- {{Art UK bio}}
References
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Category:19th-century Scottish women artists
Category:20th-century Scottish women artists
Category:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art