Angus, Dorothy (1891–1979)

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Angus, Dorothy (1891–1979)

Scottish embroiderer. Born Anna Dorothy Angus, Feb 19, 1891, in Stirling, Scotland; died April 24, 1979, in Scotland; dau. of James Angus (minister of the West United Free Church in Stirling); trained at Edinburgh College of Art.

Important figure in the transformation of British embroidery into a dynamic modern art form and away from its nostalgic referencing of the arts and craft tradition established by William Morris, became head of department of Embroidery and Weaving at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen (1920), where she taught (1920–55).