Item DC 098/4/1 - Josephine Haswell Miller's sketchbook

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DC 098/4/1

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Josephine Haswell Miller's sketchbook

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  • 1920-1925 (Creation)

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Sketchbook belonging to Josephine Haswell Miller, dated 1920-1925. In the front page her address is listed as 224 West Regent Street, Glasgow. The sketchbook contains various drawings, including, of buildings, furniture and faces. Tucked inside the sketchbook are some ephemera, including; a letter addressed to Miller from boots the chemist, a postcard with a photograph of the Shaw Memorial in Boston on the front, and two letters addressed to her.

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(1890-1975)

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Painter in oil, tempera and watercolour, and etcher. Born in Glasgow, she studied art at The Glasgow School of Art under Robert Anning Bell and Maurice Greiffenhagen. Exhibited RA, RSA, in the provinces and in America. Glasgow Corporation and the RSA bought her work. She was married to the artist Archibald E Haswell Miller and lived in Scotland for some years, later settling in Gillingham, Dorset.

She also taught Etching at The Glasgow School of Art from session 1924/25 to 1931/32.

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  • English

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Catalogued by Ellie Smith, student work placement, Jul 2024.

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