Pauline Aitken | |
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Born | 30 June 1893
Accrington, England |
Died | 1958 (aged 64–65)
Surrey, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | |
Known for | Painting and sculpture |
Pauline Aitken (30 June 1893 –1958) was a British artist and sculptor.
Aitken was born in Accrington in Lancashire where her father was the town clerk and a solicitor for the Corporation of Accrington. [1] Aitken attended the Manchester School of Art and continued her studies at Chelsea Polytechnic and the Royal Academy Schools in London before establishing a studio in Upper Cheyne Row in Chelsea. [1] [2] From 1925 to 1929 she exhibited a series of bronze statuettes representing women in movement, for example the pieces Dance and Bacchante, at the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris. [3] She also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London between 1918 and 1932, at the Royal Scottish Academy and with the Society of Women Artists. [1] [4] [5]