Peter Wylie Davidson (1870–1963) was a Scottish sculptor and silversmith who taught decorative metalwork at the Glasgow School of Art from 1897 to 1935.
Peter Wylie Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Wylie Davidson Bridge of Allan |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Occupation(s) | Artist and Lecturer |
Early life edit
Peter Wylie Davidson was born in Bridge of Allan in 1870. He was a student at the Glasgow School of Art from 1884-1903.[1]
Career edit
In the 1890s, Peter Wylie Davidson set up a metalwork and design studio with his brother William Armstrong Davidson in Glasgow.[2] He taught various art practices during his time at the Glasgow School of Art[3] including leatherwork and bookbinding, woodcarving and he was instructor and assistant master[4] of the metalwork department led by the sculptor William Kellock Brown.[5]
He tutored 'Kooroovi' De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar, in metalwork in 1897 while she attended Glasgow School of Art becoming lifelong friends.[6] He was part of the Glasgow Style, Britain’s Art Nouveau movement of the 1890–1910.[7]
He retired from Glasgow School of Art in 1934/35.[8]
Publications edit
- Educational metalcraft: a practical treatise on repoussé, fine chasing, silversmithing, jewellery, and enamelling (1913)
- Decorative leatherwork (1923)
- Applied Design in the Precious Metals (1929)[9]
Notable works edit
- Swallows Longcase clock circa 1902. Purchased for £18,750 by Glasgow Museums in 2011.[10]
- Swallows in Flight silver brooch. Sold for £1,625 in 2012.[11]
- Pair of candlesticks made to Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s design for Hous’hill, in Nitshill Glasgow, held by Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow.[12]
Exhibitions edit
The Swallows Longcase clock was exhibited as part of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style temporary exhibition[13] at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow in 2018.
Likeness edit
Painting by Ancell Stronach (1934)[14]
References edit
- ^ "Davidson, Peter Wylie (1870-1963) | GSA Archives". www.gsaarchives.net. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Hand, Heart & Soul - B: Raising the Standard". www.artsandcraftsmovementinsurrey.org.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Peter Wylie Davidson - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Search Results | GSA Archives". www.gsaarchives.net. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Charles Rennie Mackintosh 150th Birthday Marked By Glasgow Exhibition - Clare Henry - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow Museums Collections Online". collections.glasgowmuseums.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Charles Rennie Mackintosh 150th Birthday Marked By Glasgow Exhibition - Clare Henry - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Davidson, Peter Wylie (1870-1963) | GSA Archives". www.gsaarchives.net. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow Girls (act. 1880–1920)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/73660. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Fund, Art. "Glasgow's Museums gains unique clock". Art Fund. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Design and Wemyss". Lyon & Turnbull. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Hand, Heart & Soul - D: Houses for Art Lovers". www.artsandcraftsmovementinsurrey.org.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Charles Rennie Mackintosh Making the Glasgow Style". Glasgow Life. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Peter Wylie Davidson, 1870-1963. Designer". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 21 May 2018.