Miss (Louisa) Edith C. Maryon
Born 9 February 1872
Died 2 May 1924
Active: 1890 - 1924
Country of birth: England
Country of death: Switzerland
Sculptor, modeller, medallist
Born in London. Died in Dornach, Switzerland. She was the daughter of John S. Maryon (born c.1843) probably a brick manufacturer. studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Arts in the 1890s. Edith's sister, Mildred (born c.1881) is listed as an art student, designer and living at the same address in the Census of 1901.
Edith was one of the founders of anthroposophy along with Ita Wegman. In about 1912 she met Rudolf Steiner and this led to her moving to Switzerland in 1914. Edith worked with Steiner on the construction of the first Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland (the principal building associated with anthroposophy). She contributed to making the sculpture for the building entitled 'The Representative of Humanity'. She served as the head of the Section of Fine Arts at the Goetheanum. In 1924 she died of tuberculosis.
Wealth at death: £514 15s. 6d.
Probate date: 4 July 1925
Works
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Joan D'Arc
1901
Locations
Address 19 Paulton Square Chelsea London | View on map
Address Oakwood S. Hanningfield Essex | View on map
1900 (Circa) - 1901
Address 10 Fitzroy Street London | View on map
1900 (Circa)
Address Joubert Studios 10 Jubilee Place London | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1902 (Circa)
Studio located at Holly Lodge Studios Seymour Place London | View on map
1905
Studio located in 66 Glebe Place Chelsea London | View on map
1902 (Circa) - 1903 (Circa)
Changed studio every one to two years, studios included: Holly Lodge Studio, Seymour Place, Kensington (1904-5); 58 Grove Park Terrace, Chiswick (1908-9 and 1912, this was the family home and she was listed here in the 1911 Census); and Studio 219, Maida Vale (1910-11)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1901
'Religion'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1902
'Auf Weidersehn'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1900 - 1912
Exhibited 12 times, usually showed at least two works and sometimes three (initially many reliefs, then busts and statuettes).
Exhibited at International Exhibition, Glasgow, 1901
1901
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the thirty-first (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1901
1901
May Morning (cat. no. 1607, 'When Youth and Maids, / At peep of dawn would rise, / And wander forth, in forest glades, / Thy birth to solemnise' - Wordsworth, relief, portion of fireplace, £52 10s.).
Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1861-1951
1905
Exhibited once, three works
Personal and Professional Connections
Sister/sibling of Herbert James Maryon
Based on Census Returns of 1891 and the Probate Calendar which names Herbert in Louisa's will.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume III, 1907 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a contemporary sculptor and modeller who exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1899 onwards. Forrer cites M. H. Spielmann, 'British Sculpture and Sculptors of To-day' (1901), which lists a bronze medallion that was produced by the artist (undated). See Forrer, vol. 3, (1907), p. 599.
Listed under Sculptors Post Office London Directory, 1900 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1900
p.2371
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Art student (sculptor)'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor'
Sources
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1901
1901
Cat. No. 181, pp. 22, 62
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1902
1902
Cat. No. 205, pp. 24, 67
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 72; Folio: 143; Page: 43
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
International Exhibition Glasgow, 1901,
Official Catalogue of the Fine Art Section
1901
Post Office London Directory, 1900 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1900
p.2371
Citing this record
'Miss (Louisa) Edith C. Maryon', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1209417826, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
