Frances Bessie Burlison

Frances Bessie Burlison (2 May 1875 – 12 January 1974) was an English sculptor, graphic artist and interior designer.

Frances Bessie Burlison
Born(1875-05-02)2 May 1875
St Pancras, London, England
Died12 January 1974(1974-01-12) (aged 98)
Known forsculptor, 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
  1. "Miss Frances Bessie Burlison". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. "Modernist Journals Project". modjourn.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. "Art Exhibitions". The Times. 2 February 1898.
  4. Pauline Rose (23 November 2020). "A look at Britain's neglected professional women sculptors". Art UK. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. Cain, Charles. A Story of Devotion. Isle of Man: Friends of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St. Maughold. p. 12.
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