Anna Dabis (1847–13 March 1927) was a German sculptor who spent a large part of her career in Britain.
Anna Dabis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1847 Rügen, Germany |
| Died | 13 March 1927 Southfleet, Kent |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | National Art Training School |
Biography edit
Dabis was born on the island of Rügen in Germany, where her father was a pastor.[1] After her parents died at an early age, Dabis was raised by relatives before moving to England around 1881 to take a teaching post.[1] She enrolled in the National Art Training School in South Kensington where she was taught sculpture by Édouard Lantéri and won a silver medal in the 1885 National Competition.[1]
Dabis began to produce medals, busts, heads and statuettes, often in bronze and between 1888 and 1895 she exhibited ten works at the Royal Academy in London.[2][3] She supported the suffragette movement and in 1889 she signed the Declaration in Favour of Women's Suffrage.[1] After living in London for many years, Dabis moved to Southfleet in Kent.[2] King's College London holds her bronzed plaster bust of Frida Mond.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Miss Anna Dabis". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b 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. ISBN 0902028553.