Our lecture
in January 2018, was given by Joanna Meacock, Curator of British Art. She gave
us a fascinating talk about this Glasgow Girl which covered not only her life
as an artist but also how she overcame the
difficulties she faced in furthering her career as a female artist in the late
19th century.
An
accomplished artist and embroiderer, she was the sister of an artist, James Whitelaw Hamilton, and married an
architect, A.N.Paterson ,brother of James Paterson. She was well known to the
Glasgow Boys and was painted by Guthrie. Despite the demands of family life,
she continued to paint and embroider and her exhibits were well received in
Glasgow, Helensburgh and Edinburgh. It is thought that much of her art is in
private collections.
