Pre-1850
Lennie, Allan. “Amelia and Joseph Noel Paton: A Sibling Rivalry.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol 21 (2016-2017): 13-19
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Morgan, Margery. "Jacobitism and Art after 1745: Katherine Read in Rome." Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies vol. 27 no.2 (2008): 233-244.
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Strobel, Heidi A. "Royal Matronage" of Women Artists in the Late-18th Century." Women's Art Journal vol 26 no. 2 (2005): 3.
1850-1950
Addison, Rosemary. “Familiar Patterns: Cecile Walton.” Scottish Book Collector vol. 7 no. 5 (2005): 4-7.
Addison, Rosemary. “Glasgow Girl: Katharine Cameron.” Scottish Book Collector vol. 6 no. 9 (2000): 4-7.
Addison, Rosemary. “Spirited Activity: Scottish Book Design and Women Illustrators, 1890-1920.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol 5 (2000): 59-68
Addison, Rosemary, “Women Artists and Book Illustration in Edinburgh, 1886-1945.” PhD diss., Heriot-Watt University, 2004.
Arthur, Liz. Glasgow Girls: Artists and Designers, 1890-1930. Kirkudbright: Kirkudbright 2000 Ltd, 2000. Exhibition catalogue.
Arthur, Liz. The Unbroken Thread: A Century of Embroidery and Weaving at Glasgow School of Art. Renfrew: Gardner Gibson, 1994.
Belgherbi, Eva. "Ottilie Maclaren Wallace (1875-1947) and Scotland." Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 24 (2019-2020): 57-61.
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Bird, Liz. “Threading the Beads: Women in the Arts in Glasgow, 1870-1920.” In Uncharted Lives: Extracts from Scottish Women’s Experiences, 1850-1982, edited by Glasgow Women’s Studies Group, 98-117. Glasgow: Pressgang, 1983
Burkhauser, Jude et al. Glasgow Girls: Women in Art & Design, 1880-1920. Edinburgh: Cannongate, 1990
Coleing, Linda. “Ann Macbeth and the Glasgow School,” in Chic Thrills: A Fashion reader, edited by Juliet Ash and Elizabeth Wilson, 213-224. Berkeley: University of California, 1992.
Cumming, Elizabeth, “Phoebe Anna Traquair HRSA (1852-1936) and her Contribution to the Arts and Crafts in Edinburgh.” PhD diss., University of Edinburgh, 1986.
---. Hand, Heart and Soul: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland. London: Birlinn Limited, 2013.
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---, Phoebe Anna Traquair. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2005.
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---. The Arts and Crafts Movement in Dublin and Edinburgh, 1885-1925. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1998.
Dewar, DeCourcy Lewthwaite, History of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists’ Club. Glasgow: Robert Maclehouse & Company Limited, 1950.
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Frank, Arthur, Hannah Frank, A Glasgow Artist: Drawings and Sculptures. Glasgow: Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, 1988.
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Gunderson, Sandra Lucretia, “Glasgow's new woman in art: "studiotic" daughters from the Macdonald School of Spook.” Master’s thesis, University of Alberta, 1994.
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Harris, Paul and Halsby, Julian. The Dictionary of Scottish Painters, 1600-1960. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1990.
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Helland, Janice. Professional Women Painters in Nineteenth Century Scotland: Commitment, Friendship, Pleasure. Hants: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2000.
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---, The Studios of Frances and Margaret MacDonald, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1996
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Jarron, Matthew. “Placed Under No Disqualification: Women Artists in She-Town.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 21 (2016-2017): 47-54
Kelleway, Philip. “The Zinkeisen Sisters and Celebrity Culture.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol 21 (2016-2017): 27-32
Knox, James, The Glasgow Girls and Boys. London: Fleming Collection, 2020.
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Lindsey, Janes. “The Woodtypes of Mary Viola Paterson.” Print Quarterly vol 15 no. 1 (1998): 56-59.
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Macdonald, Margaret F, Beatrix Whistler: Artist and Designer. Glasgow: Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 1997.
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Macfarlane, Fiona C. and Elizabeth F. Arthur. Glasgow School of Art Embroidery, 1894-1920. Glasgow: Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, 1980.
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Maily-Watt, Karen. “Women’s Work Praised: The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 23 (2018-2019): 15-21
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Olivia, Cordelia, Jessie M King, 1875-1949. Edinburgh: The Scottish Arts Council, 1971
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Reynolds, Siân. “Women Artists’ Training: The Paris Connection.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 21 (2016-2017): 39-45
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Robertson, Pamela, Doves and Dreams: The Art of Frances Macdonald and James Herbert McNair. Glasgow: Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 2007.
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Scott, Helen E., Mary Cameron: Life in Paint. Bristol: Sansom, 2019.
Shaw, Phyllida. “Alice Meredith Williams, In Her Own Words.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 21 (2016-2017): 55-60
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Soden, Joanna. “The Scottish Atelier Society 1882-1889: An Opportunity for Women Artists in Edinburgh?” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol 21 (2016-2017): 33-38
Strang, Alice. “Introduction: Scotland’s Women Artists 1885-1965.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 21 (2016-2017): 7-12
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Strang, Alice, et al, Modern Scottish Women: Painters and Sculptors 1885-1965. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2015.
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Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling Girls: Towards a Women's History of Stirling. Stirling: Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 2003.
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Swain, Margaret. “Mrs Newbery’s Dress.” Costume vol. 12 no. 1 (January 1978): 64-73.
Tanner, Ailsa, Bessie MacNicol: New Woman 1989. Helensburgh: Ailsa Tanner, 1998.
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White, Colin, A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M King. London: The British Library, 2007.
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White, Colin, The Enchanted World of Jessie M. King. Edinburgh: Cannongate Books Ltd, 1989.
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Willsdon, Clare A. P. "The Lady of the Garden, Lawn and Blackbird: Beatrix Whistler and Horticulture." Women's History vol. 13 (summer 2019): 15-22.
Post-1850
Allan, Christopher, Elizabeth Blackadder Prints. London: Lund Humphries Publisher, 2003.
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Blackadder, Elizabeth and Deborah Kellway, Irises and Other Flowers. New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1995.
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Bourne, Patrick, Anne Redpath 1895–1965: Her Life and Work. Edinburgh: Bourne Fine Art, 1989.
Andreae, Christopher, Joan Eardley. Farnham: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2013.
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Banerjee, Debi. “Waiting Figure in a Landscape: The Painting of Carole Gibbons.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 issue 1: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980 (2020): 114-132.
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Barns-Graham, Wilhemina and Art First, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: A Survey of Important Works 1945-1995. London; St Andrews: Art First; Barns-Graham Charitable Trust, 2014
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Beardmore, Peggy. “From the Beginning with Frances Walker: An Exploration of Lifelong Practice.” Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History vol. 21 (2016-2017): 61-68
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Brownrigg, Jenny, “Bet Low: An Active Career.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 no. 1 (2020): 57-72.
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Button, Virginia. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. Bristol: Sansom & Company, 2020
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Elliot, Patrick, Joan Eardley: A Sense of Place. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2016.
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Elliot, Patrick, Joan Eardley: Land & Sea - A Life in Catterline. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2021.
Greated, Marianne. “The Grand Dame and the Canvas Ceiling: Lys Hansen.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 issue 1: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980 (2020): 73-97.
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Greated, Marianne and Susannah Thompson. “Introduction: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 issue 1: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980 (2020): 1-13.
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Green, Lynne and Barns-Graham, Wilhemina, W. Barns Graham: A Studio Life. Burlington, VT: Lund Humpries, 2001
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Greene, L. et al., Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: A Scottish Artist in St Ives. St Andrews: Barns-Graham Charitable Trust, 2012.
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Gunn, Ann V. The Prints of Wilhemina Barns-Graham: A Complete Catalogue. London: Lund Humphries Publishers, 2001.
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Long, Philip, Anne Redpath, 1895-1965. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 1996.
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Long, Philip and John Leighton, Elizabeth Blackadder. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2016.
McDonald, Kyla, “The Multiple Selves of Pat Douthwaite.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 no. 1 (2020): 14-29.
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Oliver, Cordelia, Joan Eardley, RSA: A Biography. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1988.
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Pearson, Fiona, Joan Eardley. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2007.
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Rostek, Charlotte, Scottish Women Artists. London: The Fleming Collection, 2022.
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Tatham, Joanne and Tom O’Sullivan. “A Woman Unknown to Herself.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 issue 1: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940-1980 (2020):98-113.
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The Scottish Gallery, Elizabeth Blackadder: Favourite Flowers. Edinburgh: The Scottish Gallery, 2021.
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The Scottish Gallery, Modern Masters Women. Edinburgh: The Scottish Gallery, 2020.
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The Scottish Gallery, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: A Journey Through Four Decades. Edinburgh: The Scottish Gallery, 2019
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Thompson, Susannah. “’Cod Liver Oil’: The Art and Criticism of Cordelia Oliver.” Visual Culture in Britain vol 21 no. 1 (2020): 30-56.
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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Inspirational Journeys. Edinburgh: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust, 2019.
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