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Elspeth Murray Anderson (24 October 1901 - 24 January 1991) was a Scottish painter and glassworker.

Life
Her father David Blyth Anderson (12 August 1872 - 20 July 1944) was named as a Major at the Oban Ball of 1925. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1892, working on submarines. In 1901 he manufactured cottons. He became chairman for the David and John Anderson Company in the 20th century [John Anderson was his father and ran the Atlantic Mills in Bridgeton]. David Blyth Anderson was born in Kirn, Argyll and died in Seafield, Nairn, but was usually resident at the Keeper's Cottage in Barcaldine near Connell in Argyll.

Her mother Florence Stephen Stewart (c. 1873 - 12 December 1947) was named as 'keen as her husband on Iona affairs' at an Iona Regetta of 1922. She was selling poultry at Auchengower in 1915. She was the daughter of Dr. Stewart of Lovedale, South Africa. She was born in South Africa and died in Glasgow.

David and Florence married on 23 June 1898 in Cove, Argyll. They had 3 children: John Douglas Anderson, Molly S. Anderson and Elspeth Murray Anderson.

Her brother was John Douglas Anderson (23 September 1899 - 1974) married Ann Kerr Mitchell in October 1942 at Iona Abbey.

Elspeth went to St. Bride's School in Helensburgh, leaving there in 1918.

In 1929 - 31 she was still staying at Auchengower in Cove, Argyll.

She was named in the Glasgow Mull and Iona gathering of 1933, along with Miss M. S. Anderson and Mrs D. B. Anderson of Auchengower in Cove. Another report states that Mr and Mrs D. B. Anderson of Auchengower, Cove were there. The daughter is further named as Molly S. Anderson.

She was named in the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1944.

Art
In 1928 she exhibited at the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists exhibition.

In 1929 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her work: At The Rising Of The Moon.

She was highly commended in the Report On the Competition of Industrial Designs from the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts in 1930.

In 1931 she exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy her work: Nunnery Garden, Iona and Fruit Market, Florence.

In 1934 she exhibited with the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists, a study Puffins and some miniatures.

In the GSLA exhibition of 1935 she exhibited a portrait Dougal.

She exhibited synthetic glasswork at the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists exhibition of 1939.

Death
She died in 1991 in New Kilpatrick.