Lillian Griffith Explained

Lillian E A Griffith
Birth Date:14 July 1877
Birth Place:Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales
Death Place:Monmouthshire
Nationality:British
Known For:Sculpture

Lilian Elizabeth A Griffith (14 July 1877 – 1972) was a British artist who painted miniatures and created sculptures and portrait busts, plaques and medallions.

Biography

Griffith was born at Abersychan in Monmouthshire, and studied at the Wimbledon College of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art and the Westminster School of Art where she studied sculpture under the artists Alfred Gilbert and Alfred Drury.[1] She produced sculptures and portrait busts, often in marble or bronze, plaques and medallions and painted miniatures.[2] [3] [4] From 1902 to 1959 Griffith regularly had works shown at the Royal Academy in London.[5] She also exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris in 1911 and at a number of British galleries, including the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.[1] She also exhibited with the South Wales Art Society between 1927 and 1936.[3] [6] Griffith also taught miniature painting at the Swansea Art School and for Glamorgan County Council.[1] For a long period she lived at Hengoed in Glamorgan but also at Maesteg and Pentre.[2] [3] The National Museum Cardiff holds examples of her work.[1]

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: James Mackay. Antique Collectors' Club. 1977. The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze .
  3. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
  4. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950.
  5. Book: Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 6 Gemignani - Herring. 2-7000-3076-1.
  6. Web site: University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII. Miss Lilian E. Griffith . 2011. 30 July 2020. Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951.