HM PEMBURTON "MILNERTON '

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TEXT IS COPIED "HILDA MARY WILSON (née Pemberton) was a decorative designer, painter and etcher born in Hammersmith around the turn of the century. Her father, Frederick B Pemberton, was a noted civil engineer. She was educated at Goldsmith's College, London, and, as a student, received silver and bronze medals from the Royal College of Art in recognition of her talents. She was a skillful and prolific artist who attracted a wide audience of admirers.

Her favourite method of expression was through "dry point" - a form of etching. She exhibited at the Royal Academy 1897-1940 (on 10 occasions), Royal Cambrian Academy (9), Royal Scottish Academy (6) and in Society of Women Artists (24). Wide public recognition resulted in her election as an Associate of the Royal Cambrian Society and the Society of Women Artists in 1922.

She visited Cape Town in 1931/2, a visit that was remarked on in the Cape Times for her works, inspired by the beauty that is the Cape, were to be exhibited in The Royal Academy in 1931. The subject of her art was diverse: scenic and vernacular architecture of the United Kingdom, Cape Town and environs; portraits, in which our indigenous peoples were to feature; flowers, book plates, stained glass and tapestry designs for the British market. 

Her work was always executed to the highest standards and persistently attracted a substantial clientele. Her last known art works are dated 1955. She married a certain Eli Marsden Wilson A.R.E., A.R.C.A., moving her home from Brockley to Acton and later to Blewbury in Berkshire."

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