Gladys Barron
Gladys Caroline Barron née Logan (1884–1967) was an English sculptor and painter renowned for her portraiture.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Barron was born in Bengal, India, to Ismay Bellew Adams and Maxwell Beckett Logan.[3] She returned to England during childhood, spending some early years in St Albans and studying in London before moving to Scotland.[1][3][4]
Logan studied under Gertrude Bayes (née Smith) at the St John's Wood Art School in London.[3][4] She married Evan Barron (1879–1965), historian and owner and editor of The Inverness Courier newspaper.[5][6] They lived at Westerlea House, owned by Gladys Barron until her death in 1967 when it was bought and converted into a hotel.[6]
Artwork
[edit]Barron exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1925 to 1964.[3][2] From 1946 to 1953 she exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.[3][2] Barron was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, exhibiting from at least 1931 with the bronze bust William Lawrence, Esq. to 1959 with Jawi, North Borneo, also a bronze bust.[7][8] Barron may have exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1912 with the bronze sculpture Echo under her maiden name, 'G. Logan'.[9]
Gladys Barron was the first President of the Art Society of Inverness upon its founding in 1944.[5]
Works held in public collections
[edit]| Title | Year | Medium | Gallery no. | Gallery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Baron | 1960s | bronzed plaster | INVMG.1992.021 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Crucifix | 1966 | bronze & wood | INVMG.1978.256.001 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Dyak Boy | 1950 | clay | NARLI 20361 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| Earl of Moray | c.1960 | clay | NARLI 2203.1 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| Evan Macleod Barron | 1963 | painted plaster | INVMG.1991.152.001 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Head of an Indian Soldier | 1960s | clay | NARLI 20360 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| John MacDonald (1886–1970) | - | bronze | ABDUA:30479 | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Jonathan Warre of Dalcross | 1960s | painted plaster | INVMG.1978.256.002 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Kikuki | c.1960 | clay | NARLI 2203.2 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| Neil Gunn, 1891 - 1973. Novelist | - | plaster | PG 2783 | National Galleries of Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sir Alexander Malcolm MacEwan (1875–1941) | 1934 (exhibited) | bronze | ITH_ARTUK_07 | Inverness Town House | Inverness, Scotland |
| Sir Murdoch Macdonald (1868–1957), KCMG | - | bronze | ITH_ARTUK_12 | Inverness Town House | Inverness, Scotland |
| Sir Thomas Murray Taylor (1897–1962), CBE, FRSE, DD, LLD | 1962 or before | bronze | ABDUA:30158 | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Tom Johnson, Freeman of Inverness | 1966 | painted plaster | INVMG.1978.256.003 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gladys Caroline Barron". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mrs Gladys Caroline Barron - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b "BARRON Gladys Caroline 1884-1967 | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Art Society of Inverness | HISTORY". www.artinverness.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b "History of the Westerlea Hotel - Accommodation Nairn, Stay Highlands". Westerlea Hotel. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "The exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1931. The 163rd. | Exhibition Catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "The exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1959. The 191st. | Exhibition Catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "The exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1912. The 144th. | Exhibition Catalogues | RA Collection | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- 14 artworks by or after Gladys Barron at the Art UK site