Margaret Boden (artist)

Margaret Boden (1912–2001) was a Scottish artist known for her portraiture.[1] She worked with her husband Leonard Boden on many of his prestigious commissions.[2]

Margaret Tulloch
Born
Margaret Tulloch

17 February 1912
West Lothian
Died25 December 2001
London
NationalityScottish
SpouseLeonard Boden

Personal life

Margaret Tulloch was born in Ecclesmachan, a village in West Lothian, Scotland to Catherine Tulloch and her husband Rev A.P.S. Tulloch, who had been a missionary in India.[3] She had two brothers who were educated at boarding school, while Maragaret Tulloch was taught at home as the family could not afford her tuition fees.[3]

Boden met her future husband, Leonard Boden when they both studied at the Glasgow School of Art and they married in 1937.[3] The couple had one daughter, the renowned concert harpist, Daphne Boden.[4][5]

In her later years she suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[4]

Education

Boden attended the Glasgow School of Art from the age of 15.[3] She later moved to London to study at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art.[3]

Artwork and career

Boden often worked on her husband's canvases, but was not recognised for her contributions.[2][4] In 1957, Boden supported her husband's painting of Pope Pius XII, which is now in the Vatican.[5]

During the 1930s, both Boden and her husband worked as illustrators.[3][6]

For around fifty years, Boden exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.[3] She also exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Glasgow Institute.[4] Boden was also an honorary member of the Society of Women Artists.[4]

Boden was commissioned by Elizabeth II to paint the Royal corgis.[4] Other portrait commissions included Beryl Grey, Irene Joyce, Laurence Verney, Baroness Young and the Forte family, and Boden completed her final commissioned work at the age of 87.[4]

Boden often painted artworks of animals, particularly dogs, including works she exhibited with the Society of Women Artists in the 1980s.[7]

Works in public collections

Margaret Boden has paintings held in several public collections including the following,

Title Year Medium Gallery no. Gallery Location
'Cruachan II', Regimental Mascot, with Pony Major Lance Corporal A. Sloss - oil on canvas 160/85 The Regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Stirling, Scotland
Cyril Scurr, Dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists (1970–1973) c.1973 oil on canvas RCOA46 Royal College of Anaesthetists London, England
Geoffrey Tyndale Young, Fellow (1947–1982) - oil on canvas PCF37 Jesus College, University of Oxford England
His Honor Judge Sir Lawrence Verney, Recorder of London 1998 oil on canvas 4409 Guildhall Art Gallery London, England

References
  1. "Boden, Margaret, 1912–2001 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. Mills, Don (20 November 1999). "Pope, Queen sat for Scottish portraitist: Also painted Thatcher: He tried to show the Queen as he saw her, 'dignified and regal'". National Post. ProQuest 329618999.
  3. Buckman, David (26 January 2002). "Obituary: Margaret Boden". The Independent; London (UK). ProQuest 311986596.
  4. Steven, Alasdair (1 February 2002). "Obituary: Margaret Boden". The Scotsman. ProQuest 326955033.
  5. HOWE, ROBERT. (2018). I'LL GIVE IT SIX MONTHS. [Place of publication not identified]: LULU COM. ISBN 978-0244365578. OCLC 1028529058.
  6. "Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust NEWSLETTER, No. 19" (PDF). Shropshire Parks & Gardens Trust. Spring 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. "Category Individual - Hamshere Gallery - Specialists in Canine & Sporting Antiques". www.hamsheregallery.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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