Violet Meikle McGlashan
Violet Meikle McGlashan was a Scottish painter. She is one of the McGlashan-Anderson artistic dynasty of the Glasgow School of Art.
Life
Violet Meikle McGlashan was born in Glasgow in 1872. Her father, John McGlashan, manufactured underclothing. Her mother was Agnes Meikle. They married on 13 June 1870 in Cathcart, Glasgow.McGlashan's younger sister, Daisy Agnes McGlashan, was born in 1879.
Personal life
McGlashan married James Claude Wilson on 23 April 1896 at 50 Princes Square, Strathbungo in Glasgow. Their son, Owen McGlashan Wilson, was born in Milngavie.McGlashan travelled to the United States, arriving in New York on 15 May 1905. She died on 18 December 1905 in Kaweah, California.
Art
McGlashan studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1888 to 1893. While at the Glasgow School of Art, she stayed at 15 North Portland Street in Glasgow.McGlashan won Haldane bursaries from 1889 to 1891.