Whitehead, Lillian, 1894-1959 (British printmaker and painter)
Biography/Historical Note
Born in Bury, England in 1894, Whitehead was an artist and printmaker. Trained in Bury, Manchester and the Slade School of Fine Art in the 1910s, Whitehead was accepted onto the Rome Scholarship in Engraving in 1921, becoming the first woman to hold the award. Whitehead's etchings generally depict scenes from everyday life in Italy. Many copies of her prints are held in the BSR Archive.
Nationality:
English.
Education:
Bury School of Art, 1912-?. Manchester School of Art, 1914-?. Slade School of Fine Art, 1917-18.
Role within the BSR:
Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1921-24.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Artworks by Lilian Whitehead, 1921
Artworks by Lilian Whitehead, 1921
Prints executed by Lilian Whitehead, BSR Scholar in Engraving, 1921-1924.
Glass Negative Series, 1914 - 1939
Glass Negative Series, 1914 - 1939
Whitehead, Lillian, 1921 - 1924
Whitehead, Lillian, 1921 - 1924
Documents from this file include: photo portraits (1920); letter of communication of the award of the Rome Scholarship; correspondence between Shaw and Whitehead; Whitehead's CV (1921); financial arrangements; correspondence between Whitehead and Stanley Quick; lists of drawings; final report (1924); correspondence between Shaw and Whitehead concerning the 1924 exhibition; correspondence between Whitehead and Shaw (1929; 1930); Whitehead's death announcement (1959).