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Jeka Kemp
Jacobina Kemp (1876–1966), known as Jeka Kemp, was a Scottish artist who was known for her woodcut and watercolour paintings of European landscapes and street scenes. Biography Kemp was born in the Bellahouston district of Glasgow and appears to have been largely self-taught as an artist but may have taken lessons in London before spending 1903 and 1904 in Paris where she attended the Academie Julian. After leaving Paris, Kemp travelled widely and spent time in the Netherlands, Italy and north Africa. She showed some landscape paintings of France at a group show in Glasgow in 1907 and subsequently exhibited with the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy. She often painted figures on beaches and interior scenes bathed in light, particularly from the south of France. From 1912 to 1914 Kemp had a number of solo exhibitions at Macindoe's Gallery in Glasgow and also exhibited with the Société Nationale des Beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellahouston
Bellahouston ( gd, Baile Ùisdean, sco, Hughstoun) is a district in the southwest of Glasgow. It is bordered by Dumbreck, Ibrox, Pollokshields, Craigton. History Bellahouston Estate in the parish of Govan was purchased in 1726 by James Rowan of Marylands and his family resided there until 1824. Upon the death of Thomas Rowan in that year, the estate passed to a relative by marriage, one Moses Steven of Polmadie. During his lifetime he increased the size of the estate, buying land at Weariston and a house and land at Dumbreck. The whole became known as Bellahouston. Upon the death of Moses in 1871, the Estate passed to his sisters who, according to his wishes, established a trust which would dedicate the estate for 'charitable, religious and educational purposes' within greater Glasgow. The trust became operative when Elizabeth Steven died in 1892. The Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 was held in Bellahouston Park and attracted over 13 million people. The park has been t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |