| Mary McEvoy | |
|---|---|
 A painting by Mary McEvoy | |
| Born | Mary Spencer Edwards 22 October 1870 Freshford, Somerset, England |
| Died | 4 November 1941(1941-11-04) (aged 71) Freshford, Somerset |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Slade School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Ambrose McEvoy (m.1902-1927, his death) |
Mary Augusta McEvoy née Spencer Edwards (22 October 1870 – 4 November 1941) was a British artist known for her paintings of portraits, interiors and flowers.
Biography
McEvoy was born in Freshford in Somerset and studied at the Slade School of Art in London. Between 1900 and 1906 she was a regular exhibitor with the New English Art Club. In 1902 she married the artist Ambrose McEvoy and in due course gave up a full-time art career although she worked with her husband on at least one major project. In 1909 Ambrose McEvoy was commissioned to paint a series of decorations for St Columba's Church, Long Tower in Derry which were to consist of three original works and twenty-two copies of bible scenes as depicted by Old Masters. While Ambrose created the three original pieces, it is believed that Mary worked on the twenty-two copies, finding suitable sources, making cartoons and then painting enlarged versions onto copper panels for the church.
After Ambrose died in 1927 Mary resumed painting and began exhibiting her work again. Between 1928 and 1938 she exhibited twelve works at the Royal Academy in London and also had works shown at the Paris Salon. During the 1930s Knoedlers Gallery in London showed a series of, mostly female, portraits by McEvoy. The Tate collection holds her 1901 painting Interior: Girl Reading and also a bust of her by the sculptor Jacob Epstein. Both the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art in Dublin and the Southampton City Art Gallery hold examples of her later works.
References
- Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ HCG Matthew & Brian Harrison, ed. (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Vol 35 (Macan-Macpherson). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-861385-7.
- ^ Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ Christopher Wood (1978). The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0-902028-72-3.
- Josephine Walpole (2006). A History and Dictionary of British Flower Painters 1650-1950. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-504-5.
- ^ Brian Stewart; Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-173-2.
- ^ Alicia Foster (2004). Tate Women Artists. Tate Publishing. ISBN 1-85437-311-0.
- "Display caption: Interior:Girl Reading 1901". Tate. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Catalogue caption: Mrs Mary McEvoy 1909". Tate. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
External links
- 2 artworks by or after Mary McEvoy at the Art UK site