Jacobine Jones


Phyllis Jacobine Jones was a sculptor. She was born in England, but migrated to Canada in 1933.

Life

Jones traveled around Denmark and Italy with her mother for years until, at 28, she studied casting, carving, and modeling at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London. She moved to Canada in 1933, and joined the Sculptors' Society of Canada in 1939.
From 1951 to 1956 she was the head of the department of sculpture at the Ontario College of Art.
She was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
There is a biography published called: Put On Her Mettle: The Life and Art of Jacobine Jones by Natalie Luckyj. Jones' birthdate is sometimes listed as 1898, which is incorrect, and in some places her mother's last name, "Nielsen," is misspelt as "Neilsen."

Work

Jones' work includes: