Christabel Dennison

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Christabel Denniston
Born1884
Watford
Died1924 (aged 3940)
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting, drawing

Christabel Dennison (1884-1924) was a British artist, known for her paintings and sculptures.

Biography

Dennison was born in Watford and studied at Hubert von Herkomer's art school at Bushey in Hertfordshire. [1] [2] In 1905 she visited Paris and shortly later began exhibiting works in London, and, from 1910, with the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. [2] [3] She was active in the newly established Allied Artists Association and in 1910 she served on the Association's hanging committee alongside Jacob Epstein and Charles Ginner. [2] A sculpture, Wind, was exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1915 and was well reviewed. [4]

During World War I, Dennison served as a nurse but after the war struggled financially, although she continued to paint and sometimes model for other artists. [2] In 1925 a bout of measles followed by pneumonia led to her premature death. [2] A memorial exhibition of her work, with a catalogue written by Ginner, was held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London during 1928. [5]

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References

  1. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 4 Cossintino-Dyck. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN   2-7000-3074-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1-85149-106-6.
  3. "Miss Christabel Dennison". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Glasgow University History of Art & HATII. 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "Wind by Christabel Dennison". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Glasgow University History of Art & HATII. 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. "Whitechapel Gallery Exhibitions 1901-1950". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 30 January 2019.