Ada Jane Macnab (1889–1980) known as Chica Macnab, and later as Ada Munro, was a Scottish artist notable as a wood-engraver and painter.
Chica Macnab | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ada Jane Macnab 1889 Iloilo, Philippines |
| Died | 1980 (aged 90–91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Painting and printmaking |
| Spouse | James Munro (m.1927) |
Biography
editMacnab was born in the Philippines in the province of Iloilo where her Scottish parents were based while her father worked for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.[1] When the family returned to Scotland, Macnab was educated at Kilmacolm before studying at the Glasgow School of Art from 1922 to 1925.[2] She became a founding member of the Glasgow-based Society of Artist Printers and as soon as she graduated, the Glasgow School employed Macnab to establish and run a class on lithography and colour block printing.[3][4] Macnab only taught the class for a year, during 1926 and 1927, but her students included Alison Mackenzie.[3][5] She remained in Glasgow and joined the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists.[6] In 1927 Macnab married James Munro, a chemist, and after she started to raise a family appears to have put her artistic career on hold.[2] After 1967 she returned to painting and exhibited several oil paintings as Ada Munro.[2][6] Her brother was also an artist, the painter and printmaker Iain Macnab.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Iain Macnab (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Robin Garton (1992). British Printmakers 1855-1955 A Century of Printmaking from the Etching Revival to St Ives. Garton & Co / Scolar Press. ISBN 0-85967-968-3.
- ^ a b "Chica Macnab". Glasgow School of Art Archives. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-134-1.
- ^ Paul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-150-1.
- ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.