Eva Benson
Eva Ellenor Benson (23 March 1875 – 16 March 1949) was an Australian sculptor who produced portrait studies, figure works and medallions. Benson spent part of her career working in Britain.
Eva Ellenor Benson | |
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 Working on her bust of Sir Winthrop Hackett | |
| Born | 23 March 1875 Gawler, South Australia |
| Died | 16 March 1949 (aged 73) Mosman, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Biography
Benson was born and brought up in Gawler in South Australia and, after training and teaching in Perth, moved to England sometime around 1911.[1] There she studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic in central London, where she won a number of awards.[2] After a further period of study at the City and Guilds of London Art School, Benson worked from a studio at St John's Wood in west London.[2] She produced portrait and figure sculptures, statuettes and medallions, in bronze, plaster and marble.[3][2] While in London, Benson exhibited works at the Royal Academy and with the Society of Women Artists.[4][2] In 1917 and 1918, she also exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol.[4] Benson returned to Australia in 1920 where she held a teaching post in Sydney and undertook some large architectural commissions.[1] She died in the Mosman suburb of Sydney in 1949.[1]
References
- "Miss Eva Ellenor Benson". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- 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.
- James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
- University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Miss Eva E.Benson". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 18 April 2020.