Cecilia Webb (25 March 1888 – 1957) was a British sculptor.
Cecilia Webb | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1888 |
| Died | 1957 (aged 68–69) Melton Mowbray, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Biography edit
Webb was the daughter of the architect Morpeth Webb and was born at Stamford in Lincolnshire.[1] Throughout her career, Webb made sculptures in bronze, clay and plaster and, during the inter-war decades, was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and at the Paris Salon.[1][2] A 1949 ceramic model of the Holy Family by Webb is in Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire.[1] For the later half of her life, Webb lived at Melton Mowbray, where she died in 1957.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ a b James A. Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553. OCLC 3914866.
- ^ "Miss Cecilia Webb". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2021.