Geddes | Margaret, 1914-1998
Variant namesMargaret Geddes was born in 1914. She studied at the Westminster School of Art 1932-1937. She exhibited for the first time with the London group in 1938 and her work was shown at the Royal Academy in 1940. She became a member of the left-wing artists group Artists International Association in 1947. In 1948 she began a friendship with Edith Sitwell which resulted in a number of drawings and paintings of the well-known literary eccentric. She was elected Chairman of the Women's International Art Club, 1951-1955. Margaret Geddes was a regular exhibitor in London and the provinces. She also exhibited in Scotland, Northern Ireland, France, Holland, France and Greece.
From the guide to the Margaret Geddes Collection, 1932-1998, (The Women's Art Library (MAKE))
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creatorOf | Margaret Geddes Collection, 1932-1998 | The Women's Art Library (MAKE) | |
referencedIn | Margaret Geddes Collection, 1932-1998 | The Women's Art Library (MAKE) |
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associatedWith | Artists International Association | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Geddes | Margaret, 1914-1998 | person |
associatedWith | Ilkley Art Club | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Pissaro, Orovida | person |
associatedWith | Royal Academy | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Sitwell, Edith Louisa. Poet and critic, 1887-1964 | person |
associatedWith | Society of Women Artists | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Westminster School of Art | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Women's International Art Club | corporateBody |
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Birth 1914
Death 1998