Benita_Armstrong

Benita Armstrong

Benita Armstrong

British sculptor (1907–2004)

Benita Eleanora Armstrong, nee Benita Jaeger later The Lady Strauss, (1907–2004) was British sculptor known for her bronze figurative work.

Biography

Armstrong was born into a Jewish family in Germany and moved to London in 1926.[1] In London she lived in a flat above a restaurant in Charlotte Street and for several years was in a relationship with Clive Bell.[1] After that relationship ended she met and, in 1932, married the British artist John Armstrong.[1] Benita Armstrong studied under the Viennese sculptor Georg Ehrlich and was a frequent participant in group exhibitions in London and elsewhere as well as regularly having work included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions.[2][3] A solo exhibition of her work was held at the Drian Galleries in London in 1981.[3][2] She and Armstrong separated and she eventually married the Labour Party politician George Russell Strauss with who she had two children.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Andrew Lambirth (2009). John Armstrong The Paintings. Philip Wilson Publishers. ISBN 9780856676680.
  2. [2]
    Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
  3. [3]
    Alan Windsor (2003). British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 1-85928-4566.
  4. [4]
    Tam Dalyell (9 June 1993). "Obituary: Lord Strauss". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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