Born London, she became the first female president of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1990, a post she held for six years. Our picture source gives a biography and bibliography.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Philomena Davidson Davis
Creations i
Lady Somerset and temperance
The original bronze statue by Wade in 1897 was stolen in 1971 when it was saw...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Peter Peri
Born in Hungary as Ladislas Weisz. Moved to Berlin in the 1920s and became, the less Jewish-sounding, Laszlo Peri. He and his wife Mary were active Communists and so had to leave Germany in 1933 an...
3 memorials
Oscar Nemon
Born in what is now Croatia. Worked in Vienna and Brussels and settled in Britain in 1938. Specialised in Winston Churchill. Our picture shows Nemon with a self-portrait: now that sculpture we woul...
4 memorials
Stuart Williamson
Sculptor specialising in portraits. Brought up in Yorkshire, lived in London for 30 years but now (2013), we think, working in New York.
1 memorial
Andrew O'Connor
Sculptor. Born USA, not to be confused with his father also a sculptor with the same name, of Irish descent. In London c.1894-8, met and worked with John Singer Sargent. Also worked in Paris c.1...
1 memorial
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Holborn Viaduct - Fitz Eylwin
EC4, Holborn Viaduct
Holborn Viaduct is watched over by four memorial statues:north-west corner - Walworthsouth-west corner - Fitz Eylwin south-east corner - ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Cecil Rhodes
Mining magnate and politician in southern Africa. Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1890-96. As a businessman he founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which ...
1 memorial
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