Lilian Parker

Lilian Parker
Lilian Parker
Born	Lilian Gertrude Wells; 1874; Bolton, England
Died	1947 (aged 72–73); Weston-Super-Mare, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Royal College of Art
Known for	Painting, sculpture

Lilian Gertrude Parker née Lilian Gertrude Wells (1874–1947) was a British sculptor and painter.

Biography[edit]

Lilian Parker was born in Bolton in Lancashire where her father was a Wesleyan minister, which led to the family also living in Bromsgrove and Lowestoft for some periods of time and Lilian being largely educated at Clapham Park in London.^[1] She studied at the Royal College of Art in London where she received several medals and won two Queen's Prizes in National Art School Competitions.^[1]^[2]

Throughout her career Parker created portrait busts and figures and also painted watercolours.^[2] She exhibited works at both the Royal Academy in London between 1902 and 1927 and at the Paris Salon and with the Société des Artistes Français.^[1] She also exhibited with the Royal Watercolour Society, the Royal Drawing Society and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.^[1] In 1902 she was elected an associate member of the Royal Drawing Society and in 1919 an associate of the Royal Watercolour Society.^[1] She lived and worked in London and in 1908 married Frank Parker, a school master, and died in 1947 at Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
^ ^a ^b James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.

[SG2019-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.

[Mackay-2] James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.

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