Ann acheson biography

          Born in Portadown in , she had a passion for art from childhood, often drawing portraits of her family....

          Irish sculptor (1882–1962)

          Anne Crawford Acheson CBE FRBC (5 August 1882 – 13 March 1962) was a British-Irish sculptor.

          Acheson, Anne Crawford (–), sculptor, was born in Portadown, Co. Armagh, one of several daughters of John Acheson and Harriet Glasgow Acheson.

          She and Elinor Hallé invented plaster casts for soldier's broken limbs. Acheson exhibited at the Royal Academy and internationally. She was awarded the CBE in 1919. During the First World War she worked for the Surgical Requisites *ociation at Mulberry Walk in Chelsea, London.

          (5 August – 13 March ) was a British-Irish sculptor.

        1. Anne Crawford Acheson CBE FRBC was a British-Irish sculptor.
        2. Born in Portadown in , she had a passion for art from childhood, often drawing portraits of her family.
        3. Anne Crawford Acheson was born in Portadown, County Armagh on 5 August , the third of the seven children of John and Harriet Acheson.
        4. Anne Crawford Acheson was born into a prominent Portadown Presbyterian family on 5 August at Carrickblacker Avenue and was the third of the seven children.

          5. Acheson received the Gleichen Memorial Award in 1938. She divided her time between London and Glenavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

          Career

          Acheson was born at Portadown in County Armagh to John Acheson, a manufacturer, and his wife, Harriet Glasgow.

          The Achesons lived at 51 Carrickblacker Rd, Portadown, Co Armagh. Anne Acheson was educated at Victoria College, Belfast, the Belfast School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London where she studied sculpture under Édouard Lantéri.

          Acheson first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1913, when her sculpture The Pixie was accepted.