De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar (12 February 1878 – 24 November 1959) was a decorative metalwork designer, and member of the Glasgow Girls group of artists during the 1890/1900s.[1]
Dewar was born on 12 February 1878 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, which was then known as British Ceylon. Her father was a tea planter called John Lewthwaite Dewar and her mother was Amelia Cochrane. Her unusual first name is a family name, although she was also known by the pet name of Kooroovi, meaning small bird in Tamil.[2] Dewar's sister Margaret Cochrane Dewar studied at Queen Margaret's Collage in Glasgow. Becoming one of the first woman in Glasgow to graduate in Medicine in 1894.
Career
Image published in The Studio vol 24 (1902)
Dewar studied enamel and metalwork at Glasgow School of Art from 1891 until 1908 or 1909.[3] She was taught metalwork by Peter Wylie Davidson. Her work was often illustrated in The Studio magazine. For thirty-eight years, De Courcy taught at Glasgow School of Art, being appointed instructor of enamels by Fra Newbery. She worked alongside fellow artists Ann Macbeth, Jessie M. King, Dorothy Carleton Smyth, Jean Delville, Peter Wylie Davidson, and Kellock Brown. She instituted the Dewar Prize for enamels to be awarded at the Annual Exhibition of the Glasgow School of Art Club.[4] She had a studio at Central Chamber, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, where she worked independently from 1900 - 1926. After 1926, she continued to work in a studio at her home at 15 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow[3]
Dewar was involved with the women's suffrage movement. She designed a banner for the Women's Freedom League in 1908. It was decorated in "flaming red" with the words "Save the Bill".[7] She also designed a banner for Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage in 1911 for use at the coronation of George V in London for a fee of 30 shillings. This banner, stating 'Let Glasgow Flourish' is now held at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre in Glasgow.[8][9]
Dewar and her friend operated a house for destitute women in the Bellshill , called Harkness House, which the Prince of Wales visited in the 1930s.[10] footage of De Courcy at the opening can be viewed online on the National Library of Scotland website, this maybe the only footage there is of Glasgow suffragettes.
She wrote the History of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists' Club, published in 1950. [11] While writing this she was the President of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists, she became President in 1934 and remained in this post until 1937, In 1936 she won the Lauder prize. The society now known as the Glasgow Society of Women Artists.[2]
De Courcy lived with her sister, Katharine, at 15 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, until her death.
^"Glasgow Society of Women Artists - we love art!". Glasgow Society of Women Artists - we love art!. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ ab"Dewar, De Courcy Lewthwaite (1878-1959) | GSA Archives". www.gsaarchives.net. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ ab Burkhauser, Jude (1990). Glasgow Girls: Women in Art and Design 1880 - 1920.
^"de Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar". Glasgow Museums. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^Davidson, Peter Wylie (1929). Applied design in the precious metals: An educational work in which tool-form and material are utilised in the development of design. British Library: Longmans.
^Crawfurd, Elizabeth (2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. Routledge.
^"Glasgow Museums Collections Online". Collections Navigator. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^"Full record for 'MISS DE COURCEY DEWAR' (1512) - Moving Image Archive catalogue". movingimage.nls.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^(GLASGOW), Glasgow Society of Lady Artists' Club (1950). "History of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists' Club". www.theeuropeanlibrary.org. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
External links
Archive footage for the National Library of Scotland
Archive items held by Glasgow University which mention De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar
January 28, 2023
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De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar 12 February 1878 24 November 1959 was a decorative metalwork designer and member of the Glasgow Girls group of artists during the 1890 1900s 1 De Courcy Lewthwaite DewarBorn12 February 1878Kandy Sri LankaDied24 November 1959EducationGlasgow School of ArtKnown forDecorative MetalworkStyleGlasgow StyleImage published in The Studio magazine vol 19 1900 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditDewar was born on 12 February 1878 in Kandy Sri Lanka which was then known as British Ceylon Her father was a tea planter called John Lewthwaite Dewar and her mother was Amelia Cochrane Her unusual first name is a family name although she was also known by the pet name of Kooroovi meaning small bird in Tamil 2 Dewar s sister Margaret Cochrane Dewar studied at Queen Margaret s Collage in Glasgow Becoming one of the first woman in Glasgow to graduate in Medicine in 1894 Career Edit Image published in The Studio vol 24 1902 Dewar studied enamel and metalwork at Glasgow School of Art from 1891 until 1908 or 1909 3 She was taught metalwork by Peter Wylie Davidson Her work was often illustrated in The Studio magazine For thirty eight years De Courcy taught at Glasgow School of Art being appointed instructor of enamels by Fra Newbery She worked alongside fellow artists Ann Macbeth Jessie M King Dorothy Carleton Smyth Jean Delville Peter Wylie Davidson and Kellock Brown She instituted the Dewar Prize for enamels to be awarded at the Annual Exhibition of the Glasgow School of Art Club 4 She had a studio at Central Chamber 93 Hope Street Glasgow where she worked independently from 1900 1926 After 1926 she continued to work in a studio at her home at 15 Woodside Terrace Glasgow 3 Some of her decorative metalwork pieces were used for illustration in Applied Design in Precious Metals a publication by her colleague Peter Wylie Davidson 5 Her enamel work was exhibited at the Scottish Section of the Prima Esposizione Internazionale d Arte Decorativa Moderna in Turin in 1902 6 Dewar was involved with the women s suffrage movement She designed a banner for the Women s Freedom League in 1908 It was decorated in flaming red with the words Save the Bill 7 She also designed a banner for Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women s Suffrage in 1911 for use at the coronation of George V in London for a fee of 30 shillings This banner stating Let Glasgow Flourish is now held at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre in Glasgow 8 9 Dewar and her friend operated a house for destitute women in the Bellshill called Harkness House which the Prince of Wales visited in the 1930s 10 footage of De Courcy at the opening can be viewed online on the National Library of Scotland website this maybe the only footage there is of Glasgow suffragettes She wrote the History of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists Club published in 1950 11 While writing this she was the President of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists she became President in 1934 and remained in this post until 1937 In 1936 she won the Lauder prize The society now known as the Glasgow Society of Women Artists 2 De Courcy lived with her sister Katharine at 15 Woodside Terrace Glasgow until her death Image published in The Studio vol 15 1899 Image published in The Studio vol 19 1900 Image published in The Studio vol 42 1908 Image published in The Studio vol 47 1909 Image published in The Studio vol 66 1915 Image published in The Studio Image published in The Studio vol 86 1923 See also EditList of Scottish women artists The Glasgow GirlsReferences Edit Glasgow Society of Women Artists we love art Glasgow Society of Women Artists we love art Retrieved 17 May 2018 a b Dewar De Courcy Lewthwaite 1878 1959 GSA Archives www gsaarchives net Retrieved 17 May 2018 a b Burkhauser Jude 1990 Glasgow Girls Women in Art and Design 1880 1920 de Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar Glasgow Museums Retrieved 8 December 2018 Davidson Peter Wylie 1929 Applied design in the precious metals An educational work in which tool form and material are utilised in the development of design British Library Longmans The Studio No vol 26 1902 Scottish Notes Women s Franchise 26 March 1908 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Crawfurd Elizabeth 2003 The Women s Suffrage Movement A Reference Guide 1866 1928 Routledge Glasgow Museums Collections Online Collections Navigator Retrieved 8 December 2018 Full record for MISS DE COURCEY DEWAR 1512 Moving Image Archive catalogue movingimage nls uk Retrieved 17 May 2018 GLASGOW Glasgow Society of Lady Artists Club 1950 History of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists Club www theeuropeanlibrary org Retrieved 17 May 2018 External links EditArchive footage for the National Library of Scotland Archive items held by Glasgow University which mention De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar amp oldid 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