Jessie Bayes (b. 1876 Hampstead, London - d. 1970) was a British
Arts & Crafts artist who specialized in miniature paintings, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, iconography and more.
Biography
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In the earlier part of her life, Bayes did not have much technical training in the arts, but was born into a family of artists. She studied under her brother
Walter Bayes
Walter John Bayes (31 May 1869 – 21 January 1956) was an English painter and illustrator who was a founder member of both the Camden Town Group and the London Group and also a renowned art teacher and critic.
Biography Early life
Bayes was bo ...
, who was a well known artist and critic at the time. She was sister to
Gilbert Bayes
Gilbert William Bayes (4 April 1872 – 10 July 1953) was an English sculptor. His art works varied in scale from medals to large architectural clocks, monuments and equestrian statues and he was also a designer of some note, creating chess piec ...
and Emmeline Bayes as well. Her father Alfred Walter Bayes, was an artist who regularly exhibited at the
Royal Academy of Arts
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 purpo ...
.
In 1906 she became a member of the ''Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers'' and in 1908 exhibited at the Royal Academy. She was a part of RMS's council throughout 1925-1935. One example of her work is the stained glass windows for St. Luke's Church in
Grayshott
Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is on the Hampshire / Surrey border northwest of Haslemere by road, and southwest of central London. The nearest rail link is Haslemere railway sta ...
,
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England.
List of works
*The Lady of Shallott - 1914
*To The Night & The Cloud - 1914
*Roll of Honour memorial - 1919 (
Flookburgh
Flookburgh is an ancient village on the Cartmel peninsula in Cumbria, England, until 1974 part of Lancashire. Being close to Morecambe Bay, cockle and shrimp fishing plays a big part in village life.
Flookburgh is sometimes thought to derive ...
, Cumbria)
*Memorial mural to Percy and Elsie Rathbone in
St Martin of Tours church, Epsom
St Martin of Tours church, Epsom is a Grade II* listed building, number 1028592, in Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX.
The flint tower dates from about 1450. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1824 to designs by Mr Hatchard of Pimlico. In ...
- 1927
*Font cover panels for
St Andrew and St Mary's Church, Stoke Rochford
St Andrew and St Mary's Church is a Listed building, Grade I listed Church of England parish church dedicated to Andrew the Apostle, Saint Andrew and Mary (mother of Jesus), Saint Mary, in the civil parish, parish of Easton, Lincolnshire, Easto ...
(
Stoke Rochford
Stoke Rochford is a small English village and civil parish south of Grantham in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 230 (including Easton, Lincolnshire, Easton). It has two notable Grad ...
, Lincolnshire) - 1937
*Memorial window to Capt. Glyn David Rhys-Williams at the Church of St. David at
Miskin
Miskin ( cy, Meisgyn) is a village approximately south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
The origin of the village was a small hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm. Miskin is part of th ...
.
*St. Luke's Church windows (
Grayshott
Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is on the Hampshire / Surrey border northwest of Haslemere by road, and southwest of central London. The nearest rail link is Haslemere railway sta ...
, Hampshire) - 1962
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1876 births
1970 deaths
19th-century English women artists
20th-century English women artists
Arts and Crafts movement artists
English stained glass artists and manufacturers
English women painters
Painters from London
People from Hampstead
Sibling artists