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Caroline Sylvia Gabriel (19 August 1912 - 1997) was a British artist and educator who published a number of text books.

Biography

Gabriel was born in London and attended the North London Collegiate School before studying at the Slade School of Art where she was taught by Randolph Schwabe. Early in her artistic career she mostly painted in oils but later turned to sculpture, carving pieces in both wood and stone. Gabriel taught at Avery Hill College of Education and also conducted evening classes and published educational textbooks. She exhibited at the Royal Academy, with the Royal Society of British Artists and with the Society of Portrait Sculptors. She also exhibited with the New English Art Club and the Women's International Art Club. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery hold examples of her work.

References

1. ^ David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
2. ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.

External links

• 1 artwork by or after Caroline Sylvia Gabriel at the Art UK site

• 1912 births
• 1997 deaths
• 20th-century English painters
• 20th-century English women artists
• Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
• British art educators
• Artists from London
• People educated at North London Collegiate School