Patti Jack | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martha Sharpe Forrester Jack 23 July 1855 |
| Died | 23 February 1908 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Patti Jack (23 July 1855 - 23 February 1908) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
editHer father was Rev. Hugh Morton Jack (21 August 1826 - 29 December 1879) originally from Strathaven in Lanarkshire, first the minster of Bridgeton Church in Glasgow for 2 years, then the minister of Girthon in the Gatehouse of Fleet. Girthon had its own church till 1818, when the new church was built at Gatehouse of Fleet.[3][4]
Her mother was Martha Sharpe Forrester (c. 1833 - 2 June 1913) from Glasgow, the eldest daughter of William Forrester of Glenmiln, Campsie. Hugh and Martha issued banns at Campsie on 29 September 1852 and then married on 7 October 1852 in North Wellington Place, Glasgow. They were married by the Rev. Thomas Anderson of Crawford. The marriage certificate was registered at Girthon.[5]
1881 Ardmhor, Dunblane
1884 1 Kinburn Place, St. Andrews
Martha Sharpe Forrester Jack, known as Patti, was born in Girthon Manse in the Gatehouse of Fleet on 23 July 1855.[6] She was one of their 5 children.
Art
editShe taught at the University College in Dundee.[7][8]
She moved to Ottawa in Canada around 1900 and began teaching there. Her address there was 206 O'Connor Street.[9]
Death
editShe died on 23 February 1908 at her home at 1 Kinburn Place, St. Andrews in Fife.[11][12]
She left monies valued at £4952, 4 shillings and 3 pence.[13] However her estate was valued at £309, 19 shillings and 6 pence.[14]
Works
editReferences
edit- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/artists-footsteps/artist/martha-sharpe-forrester-patti-jack/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000685/18791231/106/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001623/18521021/010/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001105/18550728/034/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18930526/080/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001487/18921015/004/0001
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003217/19031106/155/0010
- ^ https://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/artists-footsteps/artist/martha-sharpe-forrester-patti-jack/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003217/19080309/125/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003217/19080307/091/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19130802/124/0005
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206802_00152?pId=153368
Category:1855 births
Category:1908 deaths
Category:Scottish women painters