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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| Born | 23 March 1875 Gawler, South Australia |
| Died | 16 March 1949 (aged 73) Mosman, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| 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.
