Freda Skinner
Freda Skinner (31 January 1911 – 19 July 1993) was a British sculptor and woodcarver who was head of sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art from 1945 to 1971.
Skinner was born in Limpsfield, Surrey and studied under Henry Moore and Alan Durst at The Royal College of Art.[1] She then went on to teach toy making and sculpture at Kingston School of Art.[2]
She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and a member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors.[1]
Her 1972 sculpture Virgin and Child is in the Lady Chapel of St Elphege's Church, Wallington, south London.[1] She also carved the foundation stone for the Barbican Art Centre in central London, in 1972.[1] She exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition six times.[3]
In 1993 there was a retrospective exhibition of her work at the Bruton Street Gallery in central London. Two of her jigsaw works for Abbatt Toys are held in the V&A.[4][5][6]
She died in West Amesbury, Wiltshire on 19 July 1993.[1]
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Works exhibited at the Royal Academy
| Year | Title | Type [7] |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Horse | Bronze statue |
| 1944 | A Berthel, Esq. | Head, terra-cotta |
| 1951 | Jana | Bust, terra-cotta |
| 1952 | Marianna | Head, Bronze |
| 1960 | Mrs Hoffman | Head, ciment fondu |
| 1963 | Child with an apple | Half-figure, concrete |
| 1967 | Horse | Bronze |
| 1989 | Harlequin | Bronze (edition of 10) |
Selected works
| Type | Location | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madonna and Child | St Thomas More Church, Dulwich | 1933 | [8][9] |
| War Memorial | St Mary's Church, Battersea | 1949 | [10][11] |
| Rood Cross | St Francis of Assisi Church, Isleworth | 1957 | [12] |
| Stations of the Cross | St John the Divine, Richmond | 1955–1970 | |
| The Risen Christ | St Paul's Church, Lorrimore Square | 1960 | [13] |
| The Spirit of Youth | Roundwood Park, Willesden
Originally installed in 1966 outside the new indoor pool at Willesden Lido. |
1966 | [14][15] |
| Virgin and Child | St Elphege's Church, Wallington, London | 1972 | |
| Foundation Stone | Barbican Arts Centre | 1972 | |
| Plaque and Coat of Arms | Barbican Arts Centre | 1982 | |
| Cromwell Debates | St Mary's Church, Putney | 1982 |
Bibliography
- Woodcarving (1961) New York: Sterling Pub. Co ISBN 1163825581
References
- ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Sheila (30 July 1993). "Obituary: Freda Skinner". The Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Mulholland, Richard (2 August 2012). "Conserving the British Toy Making Archive". British Toy Making.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Miss Freda N. Skinner - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Dalmation". V and A Collections. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Mariners". V and A Collections. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Paul and Marjorie Abbatt Ltd". V&A Museum of Childhood.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Exhibition catalogues (8)". Royal Academy.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Evinson, Denis (1998). Catholic Churches of London. A&C Black. p. 209.
- ^ "Dulwich – St Thomas More". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England & Wales.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Memorial". Times [London, England]. 12 December 1949. p. 10 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "St Marys Church WW1 And WW2". Imperial War Museum. 20 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St Francis Of Assisi: History". St Francis of Assisi Church, Isleworth.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). London 2: South. Yale University Press. p. 577.
- ^ "The Spirit of Youth by Freda Skinner". The Willesden Herald. 13 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Green Jessel, Anne. "Willesden – King Edwards Pool VII – 1911+ Indoor pool 1966". Finding Lidos - Dive into Lost Lidos.
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