Elisabeth frink biography definition

Dame Elisabeth Frink (–), one of twentieth century Britain's foremost sculptors, is best known today for her naturalistic, powerful massive style exemplified by works featuring horses, dogs, and male figures.

Her sculptures typically displayed strength and aggression, and are now found throughout the world. In addition to her work as a sculptor, Frink was a long-time art instructor at the college level and created lithographs and other works to illustrate books.

Early Life and Education

A child of an upper-middle-class British family, Frink was born November 14, in Thurlow, Suffolk, in the East Anglia region of the country.

Her father was in the army, causing the family to move several times during Frink's childhood; she attended school in Aldershot, Hampshire and also in Scotland, but commented in Frink: A Portrait that "the house [in Suffolk] is what I remember best." After Frink's father returned from fighting in World War II, the family traveled to Dorse