Peter Wylie Davidson Explained

Peter Wylie Davidson
Birth Name:Peter Wylie Davidson
Birth Place:Bridge of Allan
Education:Glasgow School of Art
Occupation:Artist and Lecturer

Peter Wylie Davidson (1870 - 1963) was a Scottish sculptor and silversmith who taught decorative metalwork at the Glasgow School of Art from 1897 to 1935.

Early life

Peter Wylie Davidson was born in Bridge of Allan in 1870. He was a student at the Glasgow School of Art from 1884-1903.[1]

Career

In the 1890s, Peter Wylie Davidson set up a metalwork and design studio with his brother William Armstrong Davidson in Glasgow.[2] He taught various art practices during his time at the Glasgow School of Art[3] including leatherwork and bookbinding, woodcarving and he was instructor and assistant master[4] of the metalwork department led by the sculptor William Kellock Brown.[5]

He tutored 'Kooroovi' De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar, in metalwork in 1897 while she attended Glasgow School of Art becoming lifelong friends.[6] He was part of the Glasgow Style, Britain’s Art Nouveau movement of the 1890 - 1910.[7]

He retired from Glasgow School of Art in 1934/35.[8]

Publications

  1. Educational metalcraft: a practical treatise on repoussé, fine chasing, silversmithing, jewellery, and enamelling (1913)
  2. Decorative leatherwork (1923)
  3. Applied Design in the Precious Metals (1929)[9]

Notable works

Exhibitions

The Swallows Longcase clock was exhibited as part of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style temporary exhibition[13] at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow in 2018.

Likeness

Painting by Ancell Stronach (1934)[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davidson, Peter Wylie (1870-1963) GSA Archives. www.gsaarchives.net. en. 2018-05-21.
  2. Web site: Hand, Heart & Soul - B: Raising the Standard. www.artsandcraftsmovementinsurrey.org.uk. en. 2018-05-21.
  3. Web site: Peter Wylie Davidson - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. sculpture.gla.ac.uk. 2018-05-21.
  4. Web site: Search Results GSA Archives. www.gsaarchives.net. en. 2018-05-21.
  5. News: Charles Rennie Mackintosh 150th Birthday Marked By Glasgow Exhibition - Clare Henry - Artlyst. Artlyst. 2018-05-21. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Glasgow Museums Collections Online. collections.glasgowmuseums.com. en. 2018-05-21.
  7. News: Charles Rennie Mackintosh 150th Birthday Marked By Glasgow Exhibition - Clare Henry - Artlyst. Artlyst. 2018-05-21. en-GB.
  8. Web site: Davidson, Peter Wylie (1870-1963) GSA Archives. www.gsaarchives.net. en. 2018-05-21.
  9. Glasgow Girls (act. 1880–1920). 2004. en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/73660.
  10. News: Glasgow's Museums gains unique clock. Fund. Art. Art Fund. 2018-05-21. en.
  11. Web site: Scottish Design and Wemyss. 14 August 2012. Lyon & Turnbull. 15 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Hand, Heart & Soul - D: Houses for Art Lovers. www.artsandcraftsmovementinsurrey.org.uk. en. 2018-05-21.
  13. Web site: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Making the Glasgow Style. Glasgow Life. en. 2018-05-21.
  14. News: Peter Wylie Davidson, 1870-1963. Designer. National Galleries of Scotland. 2018-05-21. en.

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