Phyllis Mary Bone RSA was a 20th-century Scottish sculptor.
11 Facts About Phyllis Bone
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Phyllis Bone was the first female Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy.
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Phyllis Bone enjoyed visiting Edinburgh's Zoological Park, studying, drawing and eventually sculpting animals.
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Phyllis Bone was educated at St George School for Girls in Edinburgh then trained as a sculptor at Edinburgh College of Art under Alexander Carrick, Pilkington Jackson and Percy Portsmouth.
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Phyllis Bone served in the Women's Legion as a driver during the First World War.
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In Scotland, Phyllis Bone quickly gained fame as an animal sculptor.
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Phyllis Bone took up residence first at 5 Alva Street in Edinburgh where she lived until 1935.
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Phyllis Bone was elected an associate member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1939, being nominated by Benno Schotz, and was the first woman to be elected a full member of the Academy in 1940.
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Phyllis Bone's work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Phyllis Bone died in Dumfries Hospital and was cremated in Warriston Crematorium in Edinburgh.
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Phyllis Bone's portrait is held in the Gracefield Collection in Dumfries.