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A short visit to Venice would change her forever and inspire her to study the art she had experienced in this new-found culture. In 1945 Frink travelled with her family to stay with her father who was stationed in Trieste.

This later influenced her expression in the nature of human condition, especially after the war. It was through her father that Frink also found an interest in guns and dogs. She had her first pony at the age of three and was riding by four. Frink had an affinity with horses from a young age. Sculptor and printmaker, Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink was born on 14th November 1930 in Thurlow, Suffolk and was the only daughter of Calvary officer Ralph Cuyler Frink (1899 – 1974) and his wife, colonel’s daughter Jean Conway-Gordon (b.1910). 1993 18 April, Elisabeth Frink died of cancer.Thurlow, Suffolk 1930 – 1993 Woolland, Dorset 1993 ‘Risen Christ’ installed at the west entrance to Liverpool Cathedral in April. 1988 Awarded Honorary Doctorates by the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter and by the universities of Oxford and Keele (1989) and Manchester (1990). 1985 Royal Academy of Arts, London - Retrospective exhibition. 1982 Awarded Doctorate by Royal College of Art, London and Honorary Doctorate of Literature by the University of Warwick and also as Honorary Doctorate by the Open University (both in 1983). 1976-92 Numerous important commissions for sites in the UK and overseas and notable portrait sculpture commissions 1977 Elected Royal Academician. 1976 Moved to Woolland, Dorset where she established her studio.

1975 Elected to the Board of Trustees, British Museum, London (retired 1989). 1975 ‘Paternoster’ commissioned for Paternoster Square, London. 1974 Commissions included the De Beers Trophy for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. 1973 Separated from Edward Pool and returned to UK. 1971 First showed at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. 1970 ‘Silver Cross’ commissioned for Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. 1967 After marrying Edward Pool in 1964 they moved to the south of France where Lis established a home and studio at Corbes, Languedoc-Roussillon. 1965-7 Royal College of Art, London - visiting instructor. 1964 ‘Eagle’ was installed as J F Kennedy Memorial, Dallas Trade Center, Texas, USA. 1963 Arts Council purchased ‘Soldier’ for their collections (and also ‘Assassins’ in 1965) and the Tate Gallery ‘Harbinger Bird IV’. 1963 Commission for Ulster Bank, Belfast. 1962 Alcock & Brown commissioned for Manchester airport by Manchester City Council. 1962 Commissioned by Sir Basil Spence & Partners to make three sculptures for the new Coventry Cathedral. 1960 Filmed ‘Elisabeth Frink in Chelsea’ - a documentary for Monitor, BBC. 1959 Commission for LCC (Sedgehill School, Lewisham) and a facade for Carlton Tower Hotel, London. 1958 Joined Waddington Galleries, London. 1957 Commissions for Harlow New Town and Bethnal Green, London. 1956 Became a member of The London Group. 1955 Married Michel Jammet (divorced in 1963). 1955 St George’s Gallery, London - First solo exhibition. 1954-62 Taught at St Martins School of Art, London. 1953 Awarded prize in ‘International Sculpture Competition: The Unknown Political Prisoner’ for ‘Man with Bird’. 1953-61 Taught at Chelsea School of Art, London. ‘Bird’ from the exhibition there was cast in bronze in 1952 and purchased for Tate. 1952 Exhibited with Helen Lessore’s Beaux Arts gallery, London. 1951 First exhibited with The London Group at The Burlington Galleries. 1949-53 Chelsea School of Art - drawing and sculpture, taught by Bernard Meadows and Willi Soukop where she began to use plaster of Paris to develop her ideas.

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1941-7 Evacuated to Exmouth Devon during WW2, after Saturday morning drawing lessons at the Convent of the Holy Family, Lis became a full time pupil 1947-9 Studied painting and drawing at Guildford School of Art, and taught by Trevor Tennant and Willi Soukop in the sculpture department. BIOGRAPHY 1930 Born in Thurlow, Suffolk, moved with her family around the country following her army officer father’s postings.