Margaret Fernie Eaton

Margaret Fernie Eaton (22 April 1871—31 July 1963) was an artist, born in England and schooled and worked as an artist in the United States. She created watercolor paintings in her early career, and is best known for her pyrographic works illustrations. She collaborated with her husband, fellow artist Hugh McDougal Eaton, on book-plates and other works of art.

Early life

Margaret Fernie Eaton was born in Leamington, England on April 22, 1871, the daughter of Benjamin James Fernie and Catherine (McNeil) Fernie. The family moved in 1878 to New York, where Benjamin Fernie became editor of the Christian Herald. Margaret Fernie studied art under J.B. Whitaker in Brooklyn and later attended the Art Students League of New York. Her instructors there included Harry Siddons Mowbray and Kenyon Cox.