Frances Bessie Burlison (2 May 1875 – 12 January 1974) was an English sculptor, graphic artist and interior designer.
Frances Bessie Burlison | |
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| Born | 2 May 1875 St Pancras, London, England |
| Died | 12 January 1974 (aged 98) |
| Known for | sculptor, graphic artist |
Burlison was born St. Pancras, London, and was daughter of John Burlison, of Burlison and Grylls,[1] and Elizabeth Sarah Grylls, sister of his partner Thomas Grylls. She was educated initially by a governess and then at the Slade School of Fine Art in London.[2]
Her first exhibited works were presented with The Society of Lady Artists in 1898.[3] Burlison created the figure of Christ in the war memorial arch, by Giles Gilbert Scott, at Beaumont College in Old Windsor.[4] Other works by her include the reredos at Our Lady, Ramsey.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Miss Frances Bessie Burlison". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Modernist Journals Project". modjourn.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Art Exhibitions". The Times. 2 February 1898.
- ^ Pauline Rose (23 November 2020). "A look at Britain's neglected professional women sculptors". Art UK. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Cain, Charles. A Story of Devotion. Isle of Man: Friends of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St. Maughold. p. 12.
External links
edit- 1 artwork by or after Frances Bessie Burlison at the Art UK site