Ethel Rhind
| Ethel Rhind | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1877 Arrah, Bihar, India |
| Died | 6 March 1952 (aged 74) Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | School of Art, Belfast, Dublin Metropolitan School of Art |
| Known for | Stained-glass and mosaic design |
Ethel Rhind (1 December 1877 – 6 March 1952) was an Irish stained-glass and mosaic artist, and was associated with An Túr Gloine.
Rhind was born 1 December 1877 in Arrah, Bihar, India. Her father was Robert Hunter Rhind, a civil engineer born in Edinburgh, who was working in the Indian civil service. Her mother, Hannah Rhind (née Tate), was from White Abbey, County Antrim, and was a relative of the Gore-Booth family of Lissadell House, County Sligo. Rhind was educated at Londonderry High School, and later the School of Art, Belfast where she earned an art teacher's certificate in 1900. In 1902, she was awarded a scholarship to study mosaic under Miss Holloway at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Rhind was an early student of Alfred E. Child, who taught stained glass craft. Her student work was exhibited at the Irish International Exhibition in 1907. Rhind entered Sarah Purser's An Túr Gloine in 1907–1908 to work on stained glass and opus sectile. Rhind died 6 March 1952 in a nursing home in Dún Laoghaire.
Some of her earliest work is in the window Harmony and Fortitude in Lissadell church for the Gore-Booths and was created in 1907. In 1908 she won first prize at the Royal Dublin Society for her window in the Old Court chapel, Strangford, County Down. Most of her work was for Church of Ireland churches, though she also designed for the Presbyterian church, York Road, Dún Laoghaire, The Honan chapel, University College Cork, and her St Carthage series. During this time, she lived with her sister Sophia, who was a secretary with the Royal Irish Academy, in Dublin. When Wilhelmina Geddes left An Túr Gloine due to ill health, Rhind completed her designs. Rhind also worked closely with Catherine O'Brien. From 1917, she was a member of the Guild of Craft Workers.
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