Daisy Theresa Borne
Daisy Theresa Borne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1906 London, England |
| Died | 1998 (aged 91–92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Regent Street Polytechnic |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Daisy Theresa Borne (18 July 1906 –1998) was a British sculptor.[1]
Biography
Borne was born in London but travelled extensively as a child with her family and for a time lived in
Regent Street Polytechnic and also developed her singing ability to the extent she was offered, but refused, professional roles.[2][3] In 1933, she met Joyce Bidder, (1906–1999), who taught her to carve and with whom she set up a studio in Wimbledon in south London that they maintained together for some fifty years.[2][3] Borne was a member of the Women's Amateur Rowing Association after World War II.[4] She is also mentioned in an informal history of the 'Borne Regatta'.[5]
Borne worked in a wide variety of materials, including plastic, marble, stone and wood to produce statuettes, figurines, fountains and works in relief.Royal Society of British Sculptors and for a time served as vice-president of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers. In 1987, the Fine Art Society hosted a two-women show of Borne and Bidder's work.[2][3]
Borne exhibited her first piece in Palomina marble, Madonna of the Adoring Angels in 1939 at the
Royal Academy. This was her first piece of a religious theme, which she would later specialise in.[8]
References
- ^ a b James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club.
- ^ ISBN 1-85928-4566.
- ^ ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ISSN 1746-0263.
- ^ "History of Borne Regatta 1932-present". borne-regatta.org. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
- ^ a b Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ISBN 9780993088483.