Society of Portrait Sculptors

The Society of Portrait Sculptors is a British organisation of sculptors "committed to making portrait and figurative sculpture accessible to a wider public".[1] It holds an annual exhibition of some 70 sculptures, of which about two thirds are by its members and one third selected from submissions by non-members.[2][3] It was founded in 1953, and among its founding members were Franta Belsky, Jacob Epstein, Dora Gordine, Josefina de Vasconcellos and Charles Wheeler.[2]

The society is a registered charity, number 1046243.[4]

References
  1. "Welcome to The Society of Portrait Sculptors". portrait-sculpture. The Society of Portrait Sculptors. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "Society of Portrait Sculptors". Artist Biographies. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "Case Study: The Society of Portrait Sculptors". Edwards Removals. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. "The Society of Portrait Sculptors - Charity 1046243". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. Retrieved 5 March 2022.


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