Mary Morton

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Mary Morton
Born(1879-03-21)21 March 1879
Stroud, England
Died15 June 1965(1965-06-15) (aged 86)
Sopworth House, 4 Rosecroft Avenue, Hampstead, London, England
Alma materBristol School of Art
Royal College of Art
OccupationSculptor
Years active1907–1948[1]

Mary Morton (21 March 1879 – 15 June 1965) was a British sculptor.

Early life and education[edit]

Morton was born in Stroud, England on 21 March 1879. Her father was George Morton, a surgeon who was born around 1839 in the East Indies. She attended the Bristol School of Art before studying at the modelling school of the Royal College of Art between 1911 and 1913.[2]

Professional career[edit]

In 1913 Morton became a Royal West of England Academy Academician. In 1928 she became an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors before becoming a Fellow in 1948.[2] Her work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3] She also worked closely with the Associate of the Society of Women Artists and exhibited 105 works with the society between 1913 and 1960.[2]

Her sculpture of Charles Kennedy Scott is held by the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance[4] and her woodcarving, Study of a Nude Girl beneath a Tree Carved with Foliage, is held by the Royal West of England Academy.[5] During World War II she worked as an ARP warden at Princess Beatrice Hospital.[2]

Death[edit]

Morton died on 15 June 1965 in Sopworth House, 4 Rosecroft Avenue, Hampstead, London. At the time of her death, her estate was worth £22,900.[2]

Exhibitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Miss Mary Morton ARWA, RWA, FRBS - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Morton, Mary, 1879–1965 | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Mary Morton". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Charles Kennedy Scott (1876–1965) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Study of a Nude Girl beneath a Tree Carved with Foliage | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 19 October 2022.