Name/TitlePoem: Immortality or A Thought to Music
About this objectCopy of a one-page handwritten published poem headed with an unattributed quote (dated 1759) and titled 'Immortality or A Thought to Music' by (Mrs) Mary MacDonald, 1969.
Part of a collection of works by artist and writer Mary MacDonald (nee Gossman) gifted to GWL on behalf of the late Ruth Lockhart Cooper Roberts (nee Scott), originally from Kirkintilloch.
MakerMacDonald, Mary H.S. (nee Gossman)
Maker RoleAuthor
Date Made1968-70
Period1960s-1970s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Inscription and MarksHandwritten in pen (copy); see general notes for full transcript
MeasurementsH: 249 x W: 203 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow history
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association DescriptionMary Hislop MacDonald (nee Gossman) was born in Glasgow on 11th September 1911 to Richard Gossman (a journeyman joiner) and Mary Jane Gossman (nee Somerville). An artist and writer living in Glasgow, Mary signed her work 'Mary Hislop Somerville Gossman' or 'Mary Somerville Gossman' until her marriage to Andrew MacDonald in 1968, thereafter signing as 'Mary MacDonald (Mrs)'. According to an article published in the Kirkintilloch Herald on 5th September 1945, Mary Gossman arranged art exhibitions in aid of war charities during the Second World War, raising over £62 for the Red Cross, Central War Fund and St Dunstan's (later known as Blind Veterans UK).
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeArticle
Object numberGWL-2022-112-7
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved