Margaret Pilkington [SEP] date of death
Margaret Pilkington
Margaret Pilkington (25 November 1891 – 2 August 1974) was a wood-engraver who was active at the beginning of the twentieth century. She was a pupil of Noel Rooke at the Central School of Art and Design and was a member of the Society of Wood Engravers and the Red Rose Guild. She was awarded the OBE in 1956.
Biography.
Pilkington was born into a wealthy family, the Pilkingtons of the Pilkington Glassworks and Pilkington Tile Company. In 1913 she went to study at the
her sculptures and 27 of her paintings are in the collections of Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery, which also contains works by Henrietta Pilkington.
Thomas is also believed to have painted a number of middle eastern watercolours with a curious monogram consisting of an inverted L or Greek gamma (Γ) over a gothic M.
References.
- "Mysterious Margaret" by John Ramm in "Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide", Vol. 59 Nos 2&3, Sep/October 2005
External links.
- The New English Art