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The Society's Gold Memorial Bowl Award, established in 1985, is one of the highest accolades for miniature art in the world. [9] [10] Crafted in 18 carat gold by royal jewellers Garrard & Co, the Bowl was a gift to the Society from former president Suzanne Lucas. [11] [12] A silver gilt replica is received by the winning artist. Other awards ...
Miniature art societies, such as the World Federation of Miniaturists (WFM) and Royal Miniature Society, provide applicable of the maximum size covered by the term. [1] An often-used definition is that a piece of miniature art can be held in the palm of the hand, or that it covers less than 25 square inches or 100 cm².
She was an artist, active in Australia, the United States of America, and Great Britain. She is best known as a portrait miniaturist, although she also made larger works in oils, charcoal, and pastels. She was a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, and the American Society of Miniature Painters.
He was the son of William Ross, a miniature-painter and teacher of drawing, who exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1809 to 1825. His mother, Maria Smith, a sister of Anker Smith, the line-engraver, was a portrait-painter, who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1791 and 1814, and died in London on 20 March 1836, aged 70. [1]
Mabel Lee Hankey exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Miniature Society, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Society of Women Artists from 1889 to 1897 under her maiden name (Mabel Emily Hobson), and again from 1898-1914 under the name Mabel Lee Hankey.
Bell studied at the Cope and Nichols' School of Art at Kensington in London. [2] From 1910 Bell exhibited at the Royal Academy some 28 times, mostly miniatures and portraits. [3] She also exhibited at the Paris Salon, at the Liverpool Academy of Arts and with the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, RMS. [2]
Later in life she concentrated on writing and illustrating wildlife books. She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers (RMS) in 1972.
Hepburn-Edmunds attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London and the Westminster School of Art, studying under William Mouat Loudan. [2] She was a member of the council of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, [3] and served as the Vice-President of the society from 1912.