Evangeline Dickson
Evangeline Dickson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Evangeline Sladen 31 August 1922 Sheffield, England |
| Died | 21 May 2004 (aged 81) Wirksworth, Derbyshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse(s) | John Wanless Dickson, m. 1949-2001, his death |
Evangeline Mary Lambart Dickson née Sladen (31 August 1922 – 21 May 2004) was a British landscape artist and painter.
Biography
[edit]Dickson was born in Sheffield into a family active in the Salvation Army; her great-grandfather was General William Booth and her great-aunt was Evangeline Booth.[1] After boarding school in Devon, Dickson worked as a nurse and teacher before, in 1960, she and her surgeon husband moved to the village of Westerfield in Suffolk.[1] There she studied with two local artists, Anna Airy and Violet Garrod, and became a prolific artist in her own right.[2] Working in a variety of styles, Dickson painted landscapes and flower pictures in pastels, watercolour and mixed media.[3] Her 1992 exhibition Ancient Places, at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, featured paintings of the pre-historic monuments at Stonehenge, at Avebury and the Uffington White Horse.[3] Her flower paintings illustrated a number of natural history guide books.[2] Dickson exhibited with the Royal Watercolour Society, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, at the Paris Salon and with the Ipswich Art Society.[1] She also had solo shows at the Clarges Gallery, at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich and at the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield.[3]
Further reading
[edit]- A History and Dictionary of British Flower Painters 1650-1950 by Josephine Walpole (2006), published by Antique Collectors' Club, ISBN 1-85149-504-5
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Simon Fenwick (16 June 2004). "Evangeline Dickson". The Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Dickson, Evangeline Mary Lambart". Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-9532609-5-X.