Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay

Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay (1902–1968) was a Scottish sculptor and modeller.[1]

Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay
Born1902
Glenlivet, Banffshire
Died1968 (aged 65–66)
Bearsden, Dunbartonshire
NationalityBritish
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Known forSculpture

Biography
Unicorn on top of Glasgow's Mercat Cross, modelled by Findlay

Findlay was born at Glenlivet in Banffshire and trained at the Glasgow School of Art under Archibald Dawson between 1920 and 1925.[1][2] After graduation she taught at the Beacon School at Bridge of Allan and then at Hillhead High School in Glasgow.[2]

Findlay was the modeller for the Mercat cross in Glasgow, carving the wooden animals.[3] The Mercat Cross is considered a significant artistic triumph for Scottish women, as Findlay worked on it with Edith Burnet Hughes, the first practising female architect in Scotland.[4][5]

From the mid 1920s to the mid 1930s, Findlay created several works including "Cobler (1927), The Bathers (1928), Gossip (1928), Head of a Baby (1930), Dancers (1931), King of the Castle (1931), Shy (1934) and Morning Song (1935)".[6] For the 1938 Glasgow Empire Exhibition she created a frieze of figures.[2]

Exhibitions and Awards

Findlay's work was exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.[7][2] In December 1928, Findlay was awarded the Guthrie Award by the Royal Scottish Academy.[6][2]

References
  1. Tim Gardner. "Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay (1902-1968), sculptor, a biography". www.glasgowsculpture.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. "PMSA". www.pmsa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. "Women of the Merchant City" (PDF). Glasgow Women's Library. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. "Calton Heritage Trail". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. "Miss Margaret C. P. Findlay". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. "The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland". The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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