Eva Benson facts for kids
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Eva Ellenor Benson
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Working on her bust of Sir Winthrop Hackett
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| Born | 23 March 1875 Gawler, South Australia
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| Died | 16 March 1949 (aged 73) Mosman, Australia
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Known for | Sculpture |
Eva Ellenor Benson (born March 23, 1875 – died March 16, 1949) was an Australian artist. She was famous for creating sculptures. Her works included portraits of people, figures, and special medallions. Eva Benson also spent some of her career working in Britain.
About Eva Benson
Eva Benson was born in 1875 in Gawler, a town in South Australia. She grew up there and later trained as an artist. She also taught art in Perth.
Around 1911, Eva moved to England to continue her studies. She attended the Regent Street Polytechnic in central London. There, she was very successful and won several awards for her art.
After her time at Regent Street Polytechnic, Eva studied at the City and Guilds of London Art School. She then set up her own art studio in St John's Wood, a part of west London.
Her Artworks
Eva Benson created many different types of sculptures. She made portraits of people's faces and figures of the human body. She also crafted smaller statues called statuettes and special medallions.
She used various materials for her art, including bronze, plaster, and marble. These materials helped her bring her artistic ideas to life.
Exhibitions and Return to Australia
While living in London, Eva Benson showed her sculptures at important art shows. She exhibited her work at the Royal Academy and with the Society of Women Artists.
In 1917 and 1918, her art was also displayed in Scotland and England. She had exhibitions at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, and the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol.
In 1920, Eva Benson returned to Australia. She took a teaching job in Sydney and worked on some large art projects for buildings. She passed away in 1949 in Mosman, a suburb of Sydney.
