Doris Crane
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Doris Martha Alice Crane (20 February 1911 – 16 March 1999) was a British sculptor who created figures and reliefs in both ivory and wood.
Biography
Crane was born in the Clapham area of London and studied under Willian Everatt Gray.{{cite book|author=James Mackay|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1977|title=The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze |isbn= 0902028553}} She was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London, at the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Paris Salon.{{cite book|author=David Buckman|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=2006|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L |isbn=0-953260-95-X}} Crane became a member of the Royal Miniature Society in 1958. She was a member of the Deben Art Club and lived for many years at Old Felixstowe in Suffolk.{{cite web |author=|url=https://suffolkartists.co.uk/index.cgi?choice=painter&pid=920 |title=Crane, Doris Martha Alice|date=|accessdate=10 May 2020|work=Suffolk Painters}}
Further reading
- Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950 by Grant M. Waters, 1975, Eastbourne Fine Art.
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Category:20th-century British sculptors
Category:20th-century English women artists
Category:English women sculptors