Frances Bessie Burlison
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Frances Bessie Burlison (2 May 1875 – 12 January 1974) was an English sculptor, graphic artist and interior designer.
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Frances Bessie Burlison | |
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Born | (1875-05-02)2 May 1875 St Pancras, London, England |
Died | 12 January 1974(1974-01-12) (aged 98) |
Known for | sculptor, graphic artist |
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Burlison was born St. Pancras, London, and 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 in London.[2]
Her first exhibited works were presented with The Society of Lady Artists in 1898.[3] Burlison created the figure of Christ in the war memorial arch, by Giles Gilbert Scott, at Beaumont College in Old Windsor.[4] Other works by her include the reredos at Our Lady, Ramsey.[5]