# Mary Dobson

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{{short description|British artist}}
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'''Mary Dobson''' (1912-1977) was a British artist, who was originally a painter and illustrator but later specialised in producing stained glass and mosaic works.

==Biography==
Dobson was born in London and attended the Bournemouth Municipal School of Art from 1930 to 1934, then studied at [Chelsea Polytechnic](/source/Chelsea_Polytechnic) in London during 1936 and 1937 before spending a year at the [Central School of Arts and Crafts](/source/Central_School_of_Arts_and_Crafts).<ref name="BuckmanVol1">{{cite book|author=David Buckman|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=2006|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L |isbn=0-953260-95-X}}</ref> While still a student she established herself as a freelance illustrator.<ref name="Spalding">{{cite book|author=Frances Spalding|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1990|title=20th Century Painters and Sculptors |author-link=Frances Spalding |isbn=1-85149-106-6}}</ref> During [World War II](/source/World_War_II) Dobson served in the [Women's Royal Naval Service](/source/Women's_Royal_Naval_Service) and after she was demobbed in 1947 returned to producing illustrations for a range of publications.<ref name="Spalding"/> These included ''[The Strand Magazine](/source/The_Strand_Magazine)'', ''Nursery World'' and newspapers including both the ''[Daily Mail](/source/Daily_Mail)'' and ''[Daily Herald](/source/Daily_Herald_(United_Kingdom))''.<ref name="BuckmanVol1"/> Dobson had her first solo exhibition of her paintings in 1953 and also exhibited at the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy) in London and with the [New English Art Club](/source/New_English_Art_Club) and the [Society of Women Artists](/source/Society_of_Women_Artists), with whom she was a board member.<ref name="Spalding"/><ref name="BuckmanVol1"/> Later Dobson specialised in stained glass and mosaic works.<ref name="Spalding"/> In 1957 and 1958 she created painted and stained glass windows for the [Hastings Fishermen's Museum](/source/Hastings_Fishermen's_Museum), which is housed in a former church.<ref>{{cite web |author= Steve Peak|title=The Hastings Fisherman's Museum |url=https://www.hastingshistory.net/the-hastings-fishermens-museum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230326224658/https://www.hastingshistory.net/the-hastings-fishermens-museum |archive-date=26 March 2023 |accessdate=26 July 2020 |website=Hastings History}}</ref> As well as London, Dobson lived for a time at  [Shipbourne](/source/Shipbourne) in Kent.<ref name="BuckmanVol1"/> She later died in 1977.

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Category:1912 births
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Category:20th-century English painters
Category:Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts
Category:Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design
Category:Artists from London
Category:British women illustrators
Category:English stained glass artists and manufacturers
Category:Royal Navy personnel of World War II
Category:20th-century English women painters

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