A lesser-known Glasgow School artist, is primarily known for her metalwork Agnes Bankier Harvey was one of six children and as the only daughter she was reputedly a tomboy and keen sailor.
She attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1894 to 1899 before studying at the London School of Silversmithing. On her return to Scotland she began teaching at the Glasgow School of Art in 1904, a post she retained until 1908. Harvey’s work received recognition during her lifetime, winning prizes in Turin, Budapest and Berlin.
Later in life she lived in the Scottish village of Kirkcudbright and was a member of the Greengate Coterie. The Coterie was a group of primarily women artists, most famously Jessie Marion King and her husband E. A. Taylor, who converted a row of cottages into artist studios.
Whilst in Kirkcudbright, Harvey continued her jewellery and metal-working until her death in 1947.
