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Dame Elizabeth Frink was born in Thurlow, Suffolk in 1930 and died in Blandford Forum, Dorset in 1993. She studied at Guildford and Chelsea Art Schools.
As a sculptor she established an international reputation. Her work is in the tradition of figurative sculpture and she limited herself to a few subjects: - man, bird, boar, horse and rider – each of which she explored, producing many versions before abandoning it for the next. She designed the lectern, in the form of an eagle, for Coventry Cathedral and the Crucifix for the Liverpool Catholic Cathedral. Strong and forceful her sculpture is sometimes aggressive and menacing but always original. Like most sculptors she explored ideas through drawing. She produced a beautiful series of lithographs of animals and birds and many other prints. Her work is in the Tate Gallery and other national and international collections.
She was honoured with a C.B.E. in 1969, a D.B.E. in 1982 and a Companion of Honour in 1992.
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