Doris Crane

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Doris Crane
Born20 February 1911 – 16 March 1999
Clapham, London, England
Died16 March 1999(1999-03-16) (aged 88)
NationalityBritish
Known forSculpture

Doris Martha Alice Crane (20 February 1911 – 16 March 1999) was a British sculptor who created figures and reliefs in both ivory and wood.

Biography[edit]

Crane was born in the Clapham area of London and studied under Willian Everatt Gray.[1] She was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London, at the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Paris Salon.[1][2] Crane became a member of the Royal Miniature Society in 1958.[2] She was a member of the Deben Art Club and lived for many years at Old Felixstowe in Suffolk.[2][3]

Further reading[edit]

  • Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950 by Grant M. Waters, 1975, Eastbourne Fine Art.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
  2. ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  3. ^ "Crane, Doris Martha Alice". Suffolk Painters. Retrieved 10 May 2020.