Jessie Marion King | |
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Born | Jessie Marion King 20 March 1875 Bearsden, Scotland |
Died | 3 August 1949 Kirkcudbright, Scotland | (aged 74)
Nationality | Scottish |
Education | Glasgow School of Art |
Known for | Illustration, Design |
Movement | Art Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Symbolism |
Spouse | E. A. Taylor |
Jessie Marion King (20 March 1875 – 3 August 1949) was a Scottish illustrator known for her illustrated children's books.[1] She also designed bookplates, jewellery and fabric, and painted pottery. King was one of the artists known as the Glasgow Girls.[2] She was described in 1927 in the Aberdeen Press and Journal as "the pioneer of batik in Great Britain".[3]