Clara Birnberg (1892[1][2][3] or 1894–1989)[4] was a British artist, illustrator, portraitist and sculptor. After her marriage to the artist Stephen Weinstein, they changed their surname to Winsten (with her becoming Clare Winsten) and both became Quaker humanists.[5]
Among her sculptures are one in the Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel, and one of Joan of Arc in the garden of George Bernard Shaw’s house in Ayot St Lawrence in Hertfordshire, where Shaw and the Winstens were neighbours (Stephen already had connections with Shaw). Clare illustrated Shaw's Buoyant Billions: A Comedy of No Manners in Prose (1949), and the posthumously published My Dear Dorothea: A practical system of Moral education for females Embodied in a letter to a young person Of that sex (1956), written when he was 21. In addition to painting Shaw a number of times, Birnberg also produced a 1946 bronze sculpture of him, which passed on his death to the Shaw Theatre and then (on its closure) to the Mayor of Camden. The British Museum also has a bronze bust of Shaw by her.[8] She also made drawings of Shaw, as well as of Dmitri Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten and Mahatma Gandhi.
Her daughter Ruth Harrison was known as a campaigner for animal welfare. Ruth married Dexter Harrison, a London architect.
Referencesedit
^ abKitching, Paula (2019). Britain's Jews in the First World War. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Amberley Publishing Ltd.
^ ab"UK, Naturalisation Certificates and Declarations, 1870-1916 for Clara Birnberg". Ancestry.com. 18 November 1911. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^"Clara Birnberg in the 1911 England Census". Ancestry.com. 2 April 1911. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^"Clare Winsten (Clara Birnberg) (1894-1989)". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^. Ben Uri Gallery & Museum. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^"Clare Winsten [née Clara Birnberg]". Ben Uri Gallery & Museum on Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^. Jewish Museum London. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^Aileen Dawson (1999). Portrait Sculpture A Catalogue of the British Museum collection c. 1675-1975. British Museum Press. ISBN0714105988.
January 01, 1970
clara, birnberg, 1892, 1894, 1989, british, artist, illustrator, portraitist, sculptor, after, marriage, artist, stephen, weinstein, they, changed, their, surname, winsten, with, becoming, clare, winsten, both, became, quaker, humanists, clare, winstenclare, w. Clara Birnberg 1892 1 2 3 or 1894 1989 4 was a British artist illustrator portraitist and sculptor After her marriage to the artist Stephen Weinstein they changed their surname to Winsten with her becoming Clare Winsten and both became Quaker humanists 5 Clare WinstenClare Winsten 1916 portrait by Isaac RosenbergBornClara Birnberg1894 1894 Died1989 aged 94 95 NationalityBritishKnown forPaintingSpouseStephen WeinsteinBiography editBirnberg whose father was born in Ternopil in modern Ukraine 2 moved to England with her family in 1902 1 Studying at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1910 and 1912 with Isaac Rosenberg and David Bomberg Birnberg became the only female member of their Whitechapel Boys circle of artists and poets 6 and was the only female exhibitor at the 1914 post Impressionist exhibition Twentieth Century Art A Review of Modern Movements at the Whitechapel Art Gallery 7 in which this circle played a major part Among her sculptures are one in the Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel and one of Joan of Arc in the garden of George Bernard Shaw s house in Ayot St Lawrence in Hertfordshire where Shaw and the Winstens were neighbours Stephen already had connections with Shaw Clare illustrated Shaw s Buoyant Billions A Comedy of No Manners in Prose 1949 and the posthumously published My Dear Dorothea A practical system of Moral education for females Embodied in a letter to a young person Of that sex 1956 written when he was 21 In addition to painting Shaw a number of times Birnberg also produced a 1946 bronze sculpture of him which passed on his death to the Shaw Theatre and then on its closure to the Mayor of Camden The British Museum also has a bronze bust of Shaw by her 8 She also made drawings of Shaw as well as of Dmitri Shostakovich Benjamin Britten and Mahatma Gandhi Her daughter Ruth Harrison was known as a campaigner for animal welfare Ruth married Dexter Harrison a London architect References edit a b Kitching Paula 2019 Britain s Jews in the First World War Stroud Gloucestershire UK Amberley Publishing Ltd a b UK Naturalisation Certificates and Declarations 1870 1916 for Clara Birnberg Ancestry com 18 November 1911 Retrieved 29 September 2019 Clara Birnberg in the 1911 England Census Ancestry com 2 April 1911 Retrieved 29 September 2019 Clare Winsten Clara Birnberg 1894 1989 National Portrait Gallery London Retrieved 17 January 2018 A newly discovered portrait of Joseph Leftwich by Whitechapel Girl Clare Winsten c 1919 Ben Uri Gallery amp Museum Ben Uri Gallery amp Museum Archived from the original on 5 April 2018 Retrieved 5 April 2018 Clare Winsten nee Clara Birnberg Ben Uri Gallery amp Museum on Facebook Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 Retrieved 17 January 2018 Clara Birnberg Jewish Museum London Archived from the original on 30 September 2019 Retrieved 29 September 2019 Aileen Dawson 1999 Portrait Sculpture A Catalogue of the British Museum collection c 1675 1975 British Museum Press ISBN 0714105988 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clara Birnberg amp oldid 1204760457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
