Elizabeth Bertha Fraser ( Marks; 3 December 1914 – 13 May 2006) was a British artist known for her oil paintings and portrait sculptures.

Biography

Fraser was born in Teddington, Surrey on 3 December 1914. She studied at the Birmingham School of Art, moved to the

Central School of Arts and Crafts The Central School of Art and Design was a public school of fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central School of Arts and Cr ...

in London and then to the

Westminster School of Art The Westminster School of Art was an art school in Westminster, London. History The Westminster School of Art was located at 18 Tufton Street, Deans Yard, Westminster, and was part of the old Royal Architectural Museum. H. M. Bateman described ...

before finishing her studies at the

Edinburgh College of Art Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is one of eleven schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, histor ...

where she studied under

Eric Schilsky Eric Schilsky, RA (born Eric Clare Telford Schilsky; October 1898 in Southampton, Hampshire, England; died 29 March 1974, Edinburgh) was a sculptor. Schooled in Geneva, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he studied sculpture under Hava ...

. Fraser painted in oils and created portrait sculptures and reliefs in a variety of materials, including wax, plaster and bronze. As well as having solo exhibitions in both London and Edinburgh, Fraser was a member of, and exhibited regularly with, the Society of Portrait Sculptors and also showed works at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

. Fraser died in London on 13 May 2006, at the age of 91.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Elizabeth Bertha 1914 births 2006 deaths 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Alumni of the Birmingham School of Art Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design Alumni of the Westminster School of Art Artists from London English women sculptors People from Teddington 20th-century women sculptors