Margaret Bruce Wells

Margaret Caroline Bruce Wells née Bruce, (13 June 1909 – 4 December 1998) was a British artist known for her use of woodcut and linocut techniques.

Biography Although born in Murthly in Perthshire, Wells attended Queen Margaret School in Scarborough before returning to Scotland in 1928 to study at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1933 she moved to London to study at the Leon Underwood's Brook Green School. In 1935 Wells became his studio assistant and for a time lived in the Underwood's home. During World War II, Wells served as an ambulance driver and in 1951 she married George Wells, a dermatologist. The couple lived in Chicago for several years during which time Wells studied at the city's Art Institute.