Mrs Phyllis Muriel Cowan Archibald Clay

Works

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'We remembered Zion'

'Jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountatin tops'

The Foolish Virgins

The Pillar of Salt

Winnie

The Pillar of Salt

Catherine and John

The Pillar of Salt
£15 15s.

The Moon
1923 (Presumed)
£33
May have been re-made for exhibition in 1928

Head of a Boy

Portrait of the Late Lady Archibald

Model of 'Charity' for Trinity Church Convalescent Home
1903

Adam and Eve
1911

Fred
1915
p. 65

The Pillar of Salt
1915

David Dancing before the Ark of the Lord
1923

Spring
1929 (Circa)

Eve
1931

Locations

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Address Grosvenor House Tonbridge | View on map
1881

Address 20 Kew Gardens Kelvinside Glasgow | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1909

Address 5 Rue de Bagneux Paris | View on map
1909 - 1911
p. 65

Address 1 Northcote House 120 Heath Street London NW | View on map
1911 - 1913

Address 12 Wildwood Rise London | View on map
1914 - 1925
p. 65

Address 1 Lungarno Guicciardini Florence | View on map
1925 (Circa) - 1926

Address Thyme Cottage Bletchingley | View on map
1928 (Circa) - 1941 (Circa)
She was still living here at the time of her husband's death

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at The Spring Exhibition of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (London), 1913
''We remembered Zion''

Exhibited at Twenty-second Exhibition of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (London), 1917
'The Pillar of Salt'

Exhibited at The Summer Exhibition of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (Twenty-third London Exhibition), 1918
'Winnie'

Exhibited at The Spring Exhibition of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (Twenty-fifth London Exhibition), 1919
'The Pillar of Salt'

Exhibited at The Annual Exhibition of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (Twenty-eighth London Exhibition), 1922
'Catherine and John'

Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1908
'Portrait of the Late Lady Archibald'

Exhibited at Forty-Second Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1903
'Model of 'Charity' for Trinity Church Convalescent Home'

Exhibited at Jubilee Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1911
'Adam and Eve'

Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Fifty-Fourth Annual Exhibition, 1915
'Fred'

Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Sixty-Second Annual Exhibition, 1923
'David Dancing before the Ark of the Lord'

Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Seventieth Annual Exhibition, 1931
Multiple works

Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1929
'Spring'

Exhibited at The Spring Exhibition of The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers (Twentieth London Exhibition), 1916
'Jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops'

Exhibited at The Eightieth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1925-1926
2 November 1925 - 6 February 1926

Exhibited at The Eighty-Third Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1928-1829
29 October 1928 - 2 February 1929

Institutional and Business Connections

Associate member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1923
End date of associateship unknown.

Received bursary from The Glasgow School of Art
1905 - 1906
Bursaries for Modelling.

Student at The Glasgow School of Art
Received a Free Studentship

Personal and Professional Connections

Nominated by John Angel
1923 (Presumed)
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors

Nominated by Allan Gairdner Wyon
1923 (Presumed)
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors

Studied under Johan Keller
1906 - 1907
Phyllis took a day life class in modelling with Johan Keller

Studied with William Reid Dick
1906 - 1907
They were in the same life class in modelling taught by Johan Keller

Descriptions of Practice

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor'

Occupation given in 1901 Scotland Census
1901 (Circa) - 1909
'Art Student'

Sources

1901 Scotland Census
2007
Piece: 646 Folio: 121 Page: 39

Aberdeen Artists' Society. Twentieth Exhibition of Works of Modern Masters, 1929
November 1929
p. 71

Annual Report of The Glasgow School of Art 1898
January 1898
Received a Free Studentship

Catalogue for the Eightieth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1925
1925

Catalogue for the Eighty-Third Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1928
1928

Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, 1913, held at the Grosvenor Gallery, 51a New Bond Street., W.
1913
p.12.

Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, 1916, held at the Grosvenor Gallery, 51a New Bond Street., W. (Twentieth London Exhibition)
1916
p.71.

Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1908
1908
Cat. Nos. 483, 488, pp. 43, 44, 72

Catalogue of the Twenty-eighth London Exhibition, 1922, held at the Grafton Galleries, Grafton Street, W.1
1922
p.28.

Catalogue of the Twenty-fifth Exhibition, 1919, held at the Grosvenor Gallery, 51a New Bond Street., W.
1919
p.63.

Catalogue of the Twenty-second Exhibition, 1917, held at the Grosvenor Gallery, 51a New Bond Street., W.
1917
p.64.

Catalogue of the Twenty-third Exhibition, 1918, held at the Grosvenor Gallery, 51a New Bond Street., W.
1918
p.49.

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 915 folio 47 page 48

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN592 RG78PN22 RD8 SD1 ED2 SN19

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Phyllis M C Clay Death Registration Month/Year: 1947 Age at death (estimated): 66 Registration district: Westmorland South Inferred County: Westmorland Volume: 1b Page: 730

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Phyllis Muriel C Archibald Year of Registration: 1880 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Tonbridge County: Kent, Sussex Volume: 2a Page: 646

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Charles Clay Probate Date: 23 Jul 1941 Death Date: 23 Feb 1941 Death Place: Surrey, England Registry: Carlisle AND Name: Phyllis Muriel Cowan Clay Probate Date: 17 Jul 1947 Death Date: 9 Mar 1947 Death Place: Westmorland, England Registry: London, England

List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors
2008

List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors
2008

Prospectus of The Glasgow School of Art, Session 1905-06
1905

Prospectus of The Glasgow School of Art, Session 1913-14
1913
Listed under Associates of the School as 'Professional Sculptor'

Public Sculpture of Birmingham: Including Sutton Coldfield Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project
1998
pp. 360, 446, 476

Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-70: A Dictionary of Artists and their Work in the Summer Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts, Vol. II CAS-D
1977
pp. 41-2

The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989. Volume 1, A-D. A Dictionary of Exhibitors at the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1990 The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989
1990
p. 65 -66