Elizabeth Blackadder | |
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![]() Blackadder in 2012 | |
Born | Elizabeth Violet Blackadder 24 September 1931 |
Died | 23 August 2021 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 89)
Nationality | Scottish |
Education | Edinburgh College of Art |
Known for | Painting; printmaking |
Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, Mrs Houston, DBE, RA, RSA (24 September 1931 – 23 August 2021)[1][2] was a Scottish painter and printmaker. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy. Her work can be seen at the Tate Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.