Edith Anna Bell (1870–1929) was an Irish sculptor who specialised in creating medallions and portraits in relief.
Edith Anna Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1870 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1929 (aged 58–59) Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Sculptor |
Biography
editBell was born in Dublin and after taking art lessons in that city appears to have moved to England, sometime before 1896 when she is known to have been teaching modelling at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.[1] She is also known to have lived at Reading in Berkshire for a time.[1] Bell produced bronze figures and statuettes and also medallions in both bronze and silver.[1] Between 1896 and 1912 she exhibited ten works at the Royal Academy in London and also exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.[2][3] The National Portrait Gallery in London holds a copper medallion portrait of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe by Bell.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978 1 911121 63 3.
- ^ University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Edith Anna Bell". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club.
- ^ "Edith Anna Bell". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 15 January 2020.