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Janetta Susan Gillespie
Born(1876-05-01)1 May 1876
Died10 October 1956(1956-10-10) (aged 80)
NationalityScottish

Janetta Susan Gillespie (1 May 1876 - 10 October 1956) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life

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Her father was William Peter Gillespie (31 March 1841 - 2 July 1904), a teacher from Falkirk.

Her mother was Isabella Thomson (c. 1842 - 9 May 1921) from Paisley. William and Isabella married on 23 January 1868 at Paisley Abbey.

Janetta Susan Gillespie was born 1 May 1876 in the schoolhouse at Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

Another two siblings in the family became artists: Floris Mary Gillespie and Alexander Bryson Gillespie.

Art

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Death

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She died on 10 October 1956 at Rosarnach, Larbert Road, Bonnybridge.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.


Category:1876 births Category:1956 deaths Category:Scottish women painters