Frances Segelman Explained

Frances Segelman
Birth Place:Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Field:Sculpture
Training:Leeds
Movement:Bronze Sculpture
Works:Bronze statues and busts

Frances Segelman, Lady Petchey (born 1949)[1] is an English sculptor.[2] [3]

Born in Leeds, Segelman is an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and is known for her busts of royalty and celebrity personalities.[4] Amongst others she has sculpted busts of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, Bruce Forsyth, Eamonn Holmes,[5] David Frost, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Jack Rosenthal, Cherie Blair, and John Profumo. In 1999, her statue of Leeds United legend Billy Bremner was unveiled at Elland Road.[2]

Marriage

In February 2016, she married 90 year old philanthropist and businessman, Sir Jack Petchey.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frances Segelman, Lady Petchey - National Portrait Gallery . www.npg.org.uk . 17 December 2022 . en.
  2. News: Right royal career for sculptor-to-the-stars Frances. 27 January 2012. www.jewishtelegraph.com.
  3. News: Meet the sculptor behind Leeds United's Billy Bremner statue. 24 January 2012. yorkshirepost.co.uk. 21 February 2011.
  4. https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/frances-segelman
  5. Web site: Week's Party Celebrity Pictures 13 October 2017. 13 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Sir Jack Petchey marries long-term partner Frances. propertyweek.com. 24 November 2022.