Beatrice Fenton
Beatrice Fenton | |
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Beatrice Fenton, c.1910 | |
| Born | July 12, 1887 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1983 (aged 95) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| Employer | Moore Institute of Art |
| Partner | Marjorie D. Martinet |
Beatrice Fenton (July 12, 1887 – February 11, 1983) was an American sculptor and a member of the Philadelphia Ten and the Plastic Club. She won the George D. Widener Memorial gold medal in 1922, and awards for her work at the Pan-Pacific Exposition of San Francisco in 1919, the Sesquicentennial Exposition in 1926, and the Art Club of Philadelphia in 1929.
She exhibited at major venues including the National Sculpture Society in 1929, the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics, the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in 1936, the 1939 New York World's Fair, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1976. She taught sculpture at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia from 1942 to 1953.