Anne Acheson
| Anne Crawford Acheson | |
|---|---|
 Anne Crawford Acheson | |
| Born |
August 5, 1882 Portadown |
| Died |
March 13, 1962 (aged 79) Lisburn |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Belfast School of Art, Royal College of Art |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Anne Crawford Acheson CBE FRBC[1] (1882–1962) was an Irish sculptor. She was educated at Victoria College, Belfast, Belfast School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. She studied sculpture under Édouard Lantéri and exhibited at the Royal Academy and internationally. She was awarded the CBE in 1919. During the First World War she worked for the Surgical Requisites Association at Mulberry Walk.[2] Acheson received the Gleichen Memorial Award in 1938.[3] She lived in London and Glenavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[4][5]
Further reading
- The First Lady of Mulberry Walk: The Life and Times of Irish Sculptress Anne Acheson David Llewellyn, Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2010 ISBN 1848764057
References
- ↑ "Personal Paragraphs". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 24 June 1938. Retrieved 27 June 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Anne Crawford Acheson CBE, ARBSA". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ↑ Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
- ↑ "Anne Acheson". Ashtead Pottery. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ↑ "Anne Crawford Acheson". Dictionary of Ulster Biography (1993). Retrieved 6 July 2009.
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