Margaret Clarkson (born August 13, 1941) was born in

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, England and trained as an artist at

School of Art and

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. Later she became an art teacher in

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. Clarkson works mainly with water colours and is best known for

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scenes set in 1940s and 1950s

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. She is known for her paintings,

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prints and

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s which have been exhibited in galleries and art retail outlets throughout UK, including the

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in England,

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and

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. Commissions of her work have included book illustrations such as in the autobiography ''Life in a Liberty Bodice''. Random recollections of a

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. Clarkson is a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild and was a finalist in their ''Best Selling Published Artist'' awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008.Fine Art and Trade Guild past awards
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Notes

References

* Christabel Burniston (illustrated by ''Margaret Clarkson''). Smith Settle. 2nd revised edition (November 1995).

External links

Margaret Clarkson
Official website
Clarkson's work at John Bird Studio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarkson, Margaret 1941 births Living people 20th-century English painters 21st-century English painters 20th-century English women artists 21st-century English women artists English watercolourists English women painters Modern painters People from Rotherham Women watercolorists