Helen Margaret George

Helen Margaret George (1883–1982) was an English artist and sculptor.

Helen Margaret George
Born1883
Blandford, Dorset, England
Died1982 (aged 98–99)
Known forSculpture and painting

Biography

George was born in Blandford, Dorset and was educated at Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth[1] and she then studied sculpture in Paris under Antoine Bourdelle.[2][3] She exhibited sculptures and group compositions, often on the theme of motherhood, at the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Society of British Sculptors, the Society of Women Artists and at the Leicester Galleries and the Goupil Gallery during the inter-war period.[4] George exhibited widely in America and in Paris at both the Salon des Artistes Francais and the Salon d'Automne.[5][3] The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Salford Museum and Art Gallery and Manchester City Art Gallery all hold examples of her work.[2]

References
  1. Kovinick, Phil; Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (1998). An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. University of Texas Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-292-79063-6.
  2. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  3. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  4. James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club.
  5. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 6 Gemignani - Herring. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2-7000-3076-1.
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