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Jessie M. KingScottish artist and illustrator of children's literature.
Date of Birth: 20.03.1875
Country:  Great Britain |
Content:
- Biography of Jessie Marion King
- Education and Early Career
- Artistic Style and Recognition
- Later Career and Personal Life
Biography of Jessie Marion King
Jessie Marion King was a Scottish artist and illustrator of children's literature. She was born in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland in 1875. Her father held a high position in the Church of Scotland, and she received a strict religious education.
Education and Early Career
In 1891, Jessie enrolled in Queen Margaret College, where she studied to become a painting teacher. She continued her education at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a silver medal in 1898. In 1899, she began teaching at the School of Design and Book Illustration.
Artistic Style and Recognition
Jessie's early works, published between 1899 and 1902 by the Berlin publishing house, Globus, brought her fame. Her illustrations were done in the Art Nouveau style and her artistic career was closely associated with the Scottish modernist group known as The Four, led by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
In 1902, Jessie embarked on a journey through Germany and Italy, during which she discovered the works of Sandro Botticelli, which had a significant influence on her painting. Shortly after, she illustrated an edition of the Gospel for Children, which earned her a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art in Turin.
Later Career and Personal Life
In 1903, Jessie became a member of the Glasgow Society of Artists, and in 1905, she joined the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists. In the same year, she held her first solo exhibition at the Bruton Street Gallery in London, followed by another exhibition at the Annan Gallery in Glasgow in 1907.
In 1910, Jessie and her husband, Professor Ernest Taylor, traveled to Paris, where he taught painting and applied arts. They opened their own art studio in Paris in 1911. In 1915, the couple returned to Scotland and settled in the town of Kirkcudbright, where they lived until the end of their lives.
