Margaret Frances Ellen Baskerville b. 14 September 1861

Also known as Margaret Richardson, Margaret Baskerville
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Despite training across several artistic disciplines Baskerville is best known for her sculpture, indeed she is regarded as Victoria's first professional woman sculptor. In 1911 Baskerville achieved a first for Australian women sculptors when she was awarded the major commission for a political figure, a bronze monument of the former Premier of Victoria, Sir Thomas Bent.
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References [<ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, vol. 2', Sydney, NSW (reprint 1980), Margaret Baskerville Working on Her Sculpture of Thomas Bent, photograph.>, <ExternalResource: Rose, Margaret A. (1988), 'Victorian Artists: Margaret Baskerville 1861-1930 and C. Douglas Richardson 1853-1932', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Scarlett, Ken (1979), 'Margaret Baskerville, sculptor', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 7.>, <ExternalResource: Vidler, E. A. (1980), 'Margaret Baskerville, Sculptor', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Baskerville, Margaret, 'Diaries 1904-6 (catalogued under 'Mrs Richardson')', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, B1687.>, <ExternalResource: (1919), Australasian, 04-12.>, <ExternalResource: Scarlett, Ken (1980), 'Australian Sculptors', West Melbourne, Vic.>] [<ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art, vol. 2', Sydney, NSW (reprint 1980), Margaret Baskerville Working on Her Sculpture of Thomas Bent, photograph.>]