Gladys Dawson

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Gladys Dawson
Born1909
Castleton, Greater Manchester, England
Died1993 (aged 83–84)
Alma mater Heatherley's School of Art
Known forPainting, illustration

Gladys Dawson, later Gladys Woodruff, (1909-1993) was a British artist known as a painter and illustrator of children's books. [1]

Biography

Dawson was born in Castleton in Rochdale and, after a private school education, she attended Heatherley's School of Art from 1936 to 1939. [2] [3] After graduation, Dawson worked as a commercial artist for a number of different clients. [4] She created fabric designs for both the Liberty department store in London and for the Courtaulds textile company, as well as greeting cards for Raphael Tuck & Sons and also book jackets. [4] As a painter Dawson produced watercolours of British historic buildings including castles and windmills and also of British birds and wildlife. [4] She had solo exhibitions at Colwyn Bay in 1947 and 1954, in Trinidad in 1954, in Kenya 1963 and at Bourne Hall in Epsom in 1974. [4] Dawson's work was also exhibited at the Royal Institution and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. [4] She was elected an associate member of the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1943. [2] [5] Three years later she was elected a full member of the academy. [3] In 1952 she became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. [2]

From the early 1950s, Dawson was active in the Society of Women Artists, being elected an associate member in 1953 and a full member in 1955. [3] She served as the Society's president from 1982 to 1985. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. Oxford University Press. 2012. ISBN   978 0 19 992305 2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1 85149 1082.
  3. 1 2 3 Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN   0 953260 95 X.
  5. ↑ Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 4 Cossintino-Dyck. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN   2 7000 3074 5.
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