Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934) was a Scottish artist who was known for her paintings and engravings. MacKinnon worked with a variety of media including paint,

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, etchings, and black and white drawings.

Biography

The second child of Lachlan MacKinnon (1855–1948) and Theodora Thompson (1859–1939), Esther MacKinnon was born and educated in

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. Her older sister Doris Mackinnon was a zoologist; her younger sister Lilias Mackinnon was a pianist. MacKinnon primarily worked out of her studio in

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, London, and during her lifetime her engravings and paintings were exhibited widely. She died unmarried at the age of 49. Her portraits of Cecil and Evelyn Sharp, are part of The National Portrait Gallery's primary collection. Her work was exhibited at the

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, the Royal Glasgow Institute, the

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and the

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within her lifetime.

Selected works

Esther Blaikie MacKinnon - Malmesbury - 1965

* ''Cecil Sharp'', 1921. Chalk. National Portrait Gallery

* ''Cecil Sharp'', 1921. Pencil. National Portrait Gallery

* ''Lions in a London Square'', n.d. Etching and aquatint on paper. Smithsonian American Art Museum

* ''Malmesbury'', 1922. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Smithsonian American Art Museu

* ''A Negress'', n.d. Oil on canvas. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

* ''Weaver'', n.d. Colour Lithograph. Smithsonian American Art Museum

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacKinnon, Esther Blaikie 1885 births 1934 deaths 20th-century British engravers 20th-century Scottish painters 20th-century Scottish women painters Artists from Aberdeen Scottish women engravers British women engravers