Ada Hill Walker

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Ada Hill Walker
Born1879
Died(1955-11-10)10 November 1955
St Andrews
NationalityBritish
Known forscientific illustrator
Illustration of Polychaetes (marine worms) illustrated by Ada Hill Walker in A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids by William M'Intosh A monograph of the British marine annelids 1922 Plate CXIV.jpg
Illustration of Polychaetes (marine worms) illustrated by Ada Hill Walker in A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids by William M'Intosh

Ada Hill Walker (1879-10 November 1955) was a British scientific illustrator, artist and flower painter based in St Andrews in Scotland who provided illustrations for the scientific publications of William M'Intosh (1838-1931). She often signed her work as A.H.W., A.H. Walker and Ada H. Walker. [1]

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Early life and education

Ada Hill Walker was born in 1879, the daughter of Jessie (née Hill) and James Walker. Her older brother was the architect William Hill Walker (1875-c.1955). [2] [3] Walker trained at Glasgow School of Art, but returned to work in her home town after graduating. [4]

Career

Walker became an art teacher in St Andrews. She co-authored A System of Brush Drawing and Design for Public Elementary Schools with R. Smeaton Douglas. The book on brush-drawing was published in 1902 and Walker provided 15 illustrative plates. Walker's preferred media was watercolours, but she worked with other materials as well. The areas in and around St Andrews were her main source of inspiration. [4]

Walker provided the illustrations for A Monograph of the British Marine Annelids by William M'Intosh. [5] [6]

In the 1930s she was commissioned to paint murals in the New Picture House in her native St Andrews. [7] [8]

Ada Hill Walker lived in St Andrews in Scotland all her life and died there in 1955. [9]

Collections

References

  1. ↑ "DSI - datatabase of scientific illustrators 1450-1950". dsi.hi.uni-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ↑ William Hill Walker and Ada Hill Walker in the 1901 Scotland Census - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (July 6, 2021, 1:36 am)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk.
  4. 1 2 3 "Crocuses | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Walker, Ada H. - Biodiversity Heritage Library". www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ↑ M'Intosh, William Carmichael; Ford, G. H.; McIntosh, Roberta; Walker, Ada H. (1873). A monograph of the British marine annelids. Vol. v.1:pt.1 (1873). London: The Ray society.{{cite book}}: Missing |author2= (help)
  7. ↑ Helen Cook, St Andrews History Tour, Amberley Publishing (2017) - Google Books
  8. 1 2 "The Lover of Green | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Ada Hill Walker in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "Walker, Ada Hill, 1879–1955 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "St Andrews Harbour | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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