Gladys Caroline Barron née Logan (1884–1967) was an English sculptor and painter renowned for her portraiture.

Personal life

Barron was born in

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

, India, to Ismay Bellew Adams and Maxwell Beckett Logan. She returned to England during childhood, spending some early years in

St Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major ...

and studying in London before moving to Scotland. Logan studied under Gertrude Bayes (née Smith) at the

St John's Wood Art School The St John's Wood Art School ( The Wood or Calderon's Art School) was an art school in St John's Wood, north London, England. The Art School was established in 1878 and was located on Elm Tree Road. It was founded by two art teachers, Elíseo Ab ...

in London. She married Evan Barron (1879–1965), historian and owner and editor of

The Inverness Courier The Inverness Courier is a local, bi-weekly newspaper, published each Tuesday and Friday in Inverness, Highland, Scotland. It reports on issues in Inverness and the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is the longest, continually running local n ...

newspaper. They lived at Westerlea House, owned by Gladys Barron until her death in 1967 when it was bought and converted into a hotel.

Artwork

Barron exhibited regularly at the

Royal Scottish Academy The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country’s national academy of art. It promotes contemporary Scottish art. The Academy was founded in 1826 by eleven artists meeting in Edinburgh. Originally named the Scottish Academy, it became the ...

from 1925 to 1964. From 1946 to 1953 she exhibited at the

Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI) is an independent organisation in Glasgow, founded in 1861, which promotes contemporary art and artists in Scotland. The institute organizes the largest and most prestigious annual art exhibitio ...

. Barron was also a regular exhibitor 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 ...

, exhibiting from at least 1931 with the bronze bust ''William Lawrence, Esq.'' to 1959 with ''Jawi, North Borneo'', also a bronze bust. Barron may have exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1912 with the bronze sculpture ''Echo'' under her maiden name, 'G. Logan'. Gladys Barron was the first President of the Art Society of Inverness upon its founding in 1944.

Works held in public collections

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barron, Gladys 1884 births 1967 deaths 20th-century British women artists Alumni of St John's Wood Art School British women sculptors British people in colonial India