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1887 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Sculptor-fountains with figures, animals.
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Beatrice Fenton was a figurative sculptor and portraitist who was much recognized during her career. Essentially known for whimsical works associated with water, she created garden sculpture, bronze... Read full biography
Beatrice Fenton was a figurative sculptor and portraitist who was much recognized during her career. Essentially known for whimsical works associated with water, she created garden sculpture, bronze fountains and multiple editions of small figures, often with animals. She also did the occasional... Read full biography
Beatrice Fenton was a figurative sculptor and portraitist who was much recognized during her career. Essentially known for whimsical works associated with water, she created garden sculpture, bronze fountains and multiple editions of small figures, often with animals. She also did the occasional portrait bust including one of William Penn. Representative works include her figure of Narcissus leaning forward as if admiring himself in a pool at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, and her... Read full biography
Beatrice Fenton was a figurative sculptor and portraitist who was much recognized during her career. Essentially known for whimsical works associated with water, she created garden sculpture, bronze fountains and multiple editions of small figures, often with animals. She also did the occasional portrait bust including one of William Penn. Representative works include her figure of Narcissus leaning forward as if admiring himself in a pool at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, and her realistically detailed, energized, dance-like figure atop two porpoises in Nereid Fountain. Her sculptures were cast at foundries including Gorham in Providence, Rhode Island. Fenton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1887. She studied in her... Read full biography
Beatrice Fenton was a figurative sculptor and portraitist who was much recognized during her career. Essentially known for whimsical works associated with water, she created garden sculpture, bronze fountains and multiple editions of small figures, often with animals. She also did the occasional portrait bust including one of William Penn. Representative works include her figure of Narcissus leaning forward as if admiring himself in a pool at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, and her realistically detailed, energized, dance-like figure atop two porpoises in Nereid Fountain. Her sculptures were cast at foundries including Gorham in Providence, Rhode Island. Fenton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1887. She studied in her home city at the School of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. A portrait of Be... Read full biography
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Keywords (32)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
Art Association
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •National Associaton of Women Painters & Sculptors
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Plastic Club, Philadelphia
- •Salons of America
- •The Philadelphia Ten: Expanded Group
Art Teacher
- •Charles Grafly
Art School
- •Moore College of Art and Design for Women, Student
- •Moore College of Art and Design for Women, Teacher
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Cresson Traveling Scholarship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts