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Hugh McKenna | |
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| Born | 12 February 1908 |
| Died | 1 October 1998 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Hugh McKenna (12 February 1908 - 1 October 1998) was a Scottish painter, cartoonist and carpet designer.[1][2]
Life
[edit]His father was Hugh McKenna [Snr] (4 February 1885 - 11 December 1947), a furniture packer from Glasgow.
His mother was Agnes Gresham (2 December 1885 - 1 April 1948), a French polisher from Newcastle Upon Tyne in England. Hugh [Snr] and Agnes married in Camlachie, Glasgow on 10 April 1908.
Hugh McKenna was born on 12 February 1908 in Glasgow.[3]
He found work in Templeton's carpet factory in Glasgow.
He married Jemima Burns Gilmour (3 April 1908 - 1981). They married in 1932 in Calton, Glasgow. The couple had two daughters.
40 Midcroft Avenue, Glasgow
49 Kingspark Avenue, Glasgow
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died on 1 October 1998 in Paisley.
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/23262577/person/1936582203/facts
Category:1908 births
Category:Scottish male painters
Category:1988 deaths