Evelin_Winifred_Aston
Evelin Winifred Aston
British artist
Evelin Winifred Aston, later Evelin Leigh (22 January 1891 – 1975) was a British artist known for her sculptures who also painted and worked in a variety of techniques.
Evelin Winifred Aston | |
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| Born | 22 January 1891 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 1975 (aged 83–84) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Birmingham School of Art |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Aston was born in Birmingham in England, one of the four children of a local housebuilder and his wife.[1][2] After a private education Aston studied arts and crafts at the Birmingham School of Art where her teachers included Bernard Fleetwood-Walker and William Bloyne.[1][3] During the 1920s, Aston taught modelling at a school for blind children in Birmingham while continuing to practise her art.[3][2] She exhibited works at the Paris Salon, with the Royal Scottish Academy in 1934, with the Society of Women Artists throughout the 1930s and also with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.[1] Aston was a frequent exhibitor with, and elected member of, the Birmingham Art Circle.[2] Her Paris Salon exhibit, the sculpture The Adoration, was highlighted in a number of French art journals.[1] Active as an artist into the 1950s, Aston continued to live in Birmingham throughout her life, mostly in the Erdington district of the city.[3][2]
- 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.
- University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Evelin Winifred Aston". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.