Esther Borough Johnson

Esther Harriet Borough Johnson (1866–1958, née George) was an English painter.[1]

Esther Borough Johnson
Portrait of the artist by Ernest Borough Johnson (1857–1949), her husband.
Born
Esther Harriet George

(1866-04-02)2 April 1866
Sutton Maddock, Shropshire
Died28 October 1958(1958-10-28) (aged 92)
Worcester Park, Surrey
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forPainting

Personal life

Esther Harriet George was born on 2 April 1866 at Sutton Maddock, Shifnal, Shropshire. Her father was a clergyman, a curate at the time of her birth and later vicar of Pentney, Norfolk. She had a twin sister Lydia. She married the artist Ernest Borough Johnson (1857–1949) in 1903, and thereafter painted under the name Esther Borough Johnson.[1] She died on 28 October 1958, aged 92, in a nursing home in Worcester Park, Surrey.[1]

Painting career

Johnson studied at Birmingham School of Art, Chelsea Art School and at Hubert von Herkomer's School of Art in Bushey.[1][2] During her career she exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and with the Women's International Art Club.[3] several public Her works are held in collections including Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery and The Box, Plymouth.[4]

She wrote The technique of flower painting in oil, water-colour, and pastel, published by Pitman (1931),[5] and the introduction to a 1907 Drawings of Michael Angelo published by Newnes.[6]

References
  1. "Johnson, Esther Borough". Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  4. 3 paintings by or after Esther Borough Johnson at the Art UK site
  5. "Catalogue record for "The technique of flower painting in oil, water-colour, and pastel"". Jisc Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. "Catalogue record for 'Drawings of Michael Angelo'". Jisc Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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