Lucy Marguerite Frobisher

• Name — Lucy Marguerite Frobisher • Born — 1890 • Birthplace — Leeds • Died — 1974 • Place of death — Bushey • Resting Place — St James' Church, Bushey • Occupation — Artist

Frobisher was born in Leeds in 1890. She studied at the Bushey School of Painting and in 1920 was appointed secretary of the school, founded by artist Lucy Kemp-Welch. Kemp-Welch had been taught by Hubert von Herkomer, and in 1905 took over the running of his art school, renaming it the Bushey School of Painting, and later the Kemp-Welch School of Animal Painting. In 1928 Frobisher took over and renamed it once again, as the Frobisher School of Painting. The school specialised in classes on animal painting with a variety of models. Noted for the skill and accuracy of her dog paintings, Frobisher also painted a number of paintings inspired by nature, including the celebrated Apple blossom in the Garden at Kingsley, Bushey. In 1930 she exhibited several works in the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art Exhibition. In the same year she became an associate member of the academy, and in 1937, a full member. She was also a member of the Watford & Bushey Art Society. In later life, Frobisher was the "live-in companion" of Kemp-Welch.