Frances Bessie Burlison

Frances Bessie Burlison
Born (1875-05-02)May 2, 1875
Died January 12, 1974(1974-01-12) (aged 98)
Residence Hampstead
Nationality English
Known for sculptor, graphic artist

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

Burlison was born St. Pancras, London, on 2 May 1875. She 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.[2]

Her first exhibited works were presented with The Society of Lady Artists in 1898.[3] Other works include the war memorial at Beaumont College[4] and 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". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Modernist Journals Project". modjourn.org. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Art Exhibitions". The Times. 2 February 1898.
  4. ↑ "War Memorials". The Tablet: 24. 19 November 1921.
  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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