Alice Chaplin Explained

Alice Mary Chaplin (1848–15 June 1921) was a British sculptor who produced statuettes and sculpture groups in bronze and terracotta.

Biography

Chaplin was born in Sudbury in Suffolk to James Chaplin and his wife Eliza Hales.^[1] Chaplin moved to London to study sculpture and settled in Chelsea, remaining in west London for the rest of her life.^[2] She produced statuettes and sculpture groups, often of animals, in bronze and terracotta.^[3] Between 1877 and 1900, Chaplin exhibited 18 works at the Royal Academy in London.^{[1] [3]} She was also a regular exhibitor at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.^[2] At the 1903 Arts and Crafts exhibition in London she showed a statuette of a puma.^[1] A number of animal works by Chaplin were acquired by Queen Victoria.^[2] Chaplin died at Fulham in London in 1921.^[1] Her sister Florence, (1850–1936) was a portrait painter of some note.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
2. Web site: University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII. Miss Alice Mary Chaplin . 2011. 15 April 2020. Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951.
3. Book: James Mackay. Antique Collectors' Club. 1977. The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze . 0902028553.