Emily Grace Creswell Explained

Emily Grace Creswell
Birth Date:1 June 1889
Birth Place:Ravenstone, Leicestershire, England
Nationality:British
Known For:Portrait painting, miniatures

Emily Grace Creswell (born 1 June 1889 –1974) was a British artist, known for painting portraits and miniatures.

Biography

Creswell was born at Ravenstone in Leicestershire and attended University College, Reading before studying at a succession of art schools in Leicester, Harrogate and Leamington Spa.[1] [2] She also took lessons from the miniature painter Arthur Lindsay in London.[1] Creswell exhibited with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, the Royal Miniature Society, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the Society of Women Artists and elsewhere in England.[3] She lived for most of her life in Leamington Spa and later at Harrogate.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: David Buckman. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 2006. Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L . 0-953260-95-X.
  2. Book: Brian Stewart . Mervyn Cutten . Antique Collectors' Club. 1997. The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. 1-85149-173-2.
  3. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950.