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Type of entity
Person
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Allan, Jessie R
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Dates of existence
1859-1947
History
Artist, GSA teacher, Member of Glasgow Society of Lady Artists and ceramicist at Allander pottery.
(Allander Pottery, Milngavie was founded in 1904 by Hugh Ugolin Allan, 1862-1909, a renowned Glasgow artist known for his landscape watercolours. Allander produced vividly coloured art pottery, often based on oriental pieces. The pottery closed in 1908, the year before Hugh died)
Jessie first enrolled as a student at the GSA in 1881. From 1886 onwards she was first a pupil teacher, then an art teacher, progressing to Assistant Mistress, Drawing and Painting, from 1996-1998. She remained a member of GSA staff until 1924. The following information about her GSA career is gleaned from the GSA Registers and Staff lists:
Staff Posts
1887/1895: Assistant Mistress
1896/1898: Assistant Mistress (Drawing and Painting)
1898/1903: still life
1904/1914: preparatory painting
1914/1924: water colour
Addresses
1881/4: 4,Victoria Drive, Mt.Florida
1884/94: 32,Moray Place, Strathbungo
1894/1902: 18,India Street
Student Career
1880: Local exam., 2nd grade prize
1881: Local exam., 2nd grade prize
1882: National Competition, advanced section, commended
1883: National Competition, advanced section, commended
1883: Local exam., advanced, painting from still life, certificate, good
1883: Local exam., Art Class Teacher's Certificate, Stage3b, Stage 5b
1883: Local prize, design for carpet, £1 and books value £-10s
1883: Local prize, best set of designs on principles in lectures, £3 & books
1884: National Comp., 3rd grade prize, Stage 10a, flowers drawn from nature
1884: National Comp., 3rd grade prize, Stage 22d, historic styles ornament 1884: Local examination, advanced, perspective, certificate, good
1884: Local competition, best single drawing illustrating historic styles
1885: National Comp., advanced section, commended
1885: Local exam., advanced, perspective (theory & practice), cert., good
1885: Local exam., advanced, Stage 5a, shading from models, certificate
1885: Local exam., full Art Class Teacher's Certificate
1885: Local prize, best still life group, advanced stage, £2 and books
1886: National Comp., 3rd grade prize, Stage 23c, des printed woven hanging
1886: Local exam., advanced, painting, technical questions, prize, excellent
1886: Local exam., Art Master's Certificate, Group 1 1887: National Competition, 3rd grade prize, Stage 23c, ornamental design
1887: National Comp., Art Master's Cert., Group 2, Stage 8b
1887: Local exam., advanced, Stage 23c, ornamental design, fair
1887: Local exam., advanced, painting from still life, fair
1888: Local exam., drawing from antique, 2nd class
1888: Local exam., anatomy, 2nd class
1888: Local exam., design, 1st class
1889: National Comp., 3rd grade prize, Stage 22d, historic ornament studies
1889: Art Master's Certificate, Group 3, Stage 22d
1890: National Comp., Queen's Prize, Stage 23d, design for majolica plate
1890: Art Master's Certificate, Group 3, Stage 23d
1890: Local examination, advanced, drawing from antique, 2nd class
Other qualifications:
Cert. Art Mistress, Academie Delacluze