Gladys Edgerly Bates

Gladys Edgerly Bates (July 15, 1896 – July 28, 2003) was an American sculptor[1] known for her figure carving. Her work is in permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[2] She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten.[3] She was a founding member of the Mystic Museum of Art.[4]

Gladys Edgerly Bates
Bates standing next to her sculpture "The Acrobat," in 1934
Born
Gladys Cecelia Edgerly

(1896-07-15)July 15, 1896
Hopewell, New Jersey
DiedJuly 28, 2003(2003-07-28) (aged 107)
Mystic, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Known forSculpture
Spouse
Kenneth Bates
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(m. 1923)​

Biography

Bates was born Gladys Cecelia Edgerly on July 15, 1896, in Hopewell, New Jersey.[1] From 1910 to 1916 she attended the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C.[2] In 1916 she began attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA) where she studied with Daniel Garber and Charles Grafly.[5]

In 1921, she was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship by the PAFA which allowed her to travel to Europe.[5]

In 1923, she married Kenneth Bates, with whom she had three children.[2]

In 1924, the Bates settled in Mystic, Connecticut. There they were among the artists who worked with Charles Harold Davis to establish the Mystic Museum of Art.[6]

Bates was a member of the Philadelphia Ten, the Mystic Art Association, the National Association of Women Artists and the National Sculpture Society.[2]

Bates died in Mystic, Connecticut on July 28, 2003.[1]

References
  1. "Gladys C. (Edgerly) Bates Obituary". CurrentObituary.net. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Gladys Edgerly Bates Papers". Syracuse University Libraries. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "The Philadelphia Ten". Moore Women Artists. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. "Permanent Collection". Mystic Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. "Gladys Edgerly Bates (born 1896)". askART. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. "Our History". Mystic Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  • Morning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Sleepy Girl at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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