Pauline Aitken

Pauline Aitken
Pauline Aitken
Born	30 June 1893; Accrington, England
Died	1958 (aged 64–65); Surrey, England
Nationality	British
Education	Manchester School of Art; Chelsea Polytechnic; Royal Academy Schools;
Known for	Painting and sculpture

Pauline Aitken (30 June 1893 -1958) was a British artist and sculptor.

Biography

Aitken was born in Accrington in Lancashire where her father was the town clerk and a solicitor for the Corporation of Accrington.[1] Aitken attended the Manchester School of Art and continued her studies at Chelsea Polytechnic and the Royal Academy Schools in London before establishing a studio in Upper Cheyne Row in Chelsea.[1][2] From 1925 to 1929 she exhibited a series of bronze statuettes representing women in movement, for example the pieces Dance and Bacchante, at the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris.[3] She also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London between 1918 and 1932, at the Royal Scottish Academy and with the Society of Women Artists.[1][4][5]

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References

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.
James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club.
Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 1 A-Bedeschini. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2 7000 3070 2.
Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Miss Pauline Aitken". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links

Paintings by or after Pauline Aitken at the Art UK site

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[SG0019-1] 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.

[Benezit1-3] Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 1 A-Bedeschini. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2 7000 3070 2.

[GMWaters-4] Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.

[MapPA-5] University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Miss Pauline Aitken". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 7 January 2020.