Robert Mackechnie
Born
Robert George Sang Mackechnie

(1894-07-06)6 July 1894
Diedc.1 October 1975(1975-10-01) (aged 81)
NationalityScottish

Robert Mackechnie (6 July 1894 - ) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life

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His father was John Maclellan Mackechnie (born 28 April 1856), known as Jack, a writer (solicitor) from Bonhill, Dunbartonshire.

His mother was Christina Sang (30 August 1863 - 24 October 1946), known as Ina, from Edinburgh. Jack and Ina married on 21 June 1890 at 28 Drummond Place, Edinburgh.

Robert George Sang Mackechnie was born on 6 July 1894 in Glasgow.

He married the artist Margaret Helen Barnard (born 8 September 1898) from Bengal in India. They married on 8 January 1924 at St. Anselm, Davies Street in London, England. Margaret studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1917 to 1923.

Robert joined the art group, the Seven and Five Society in 1927.

Death

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He died in Battle, East Sussex around October - December 1975.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.


Category:1894 births Category:Scottish male painters Category:1975 deaths