Frances Segelman, Lady Petchey (born 1949)[1] is an English sculptor.[2][3]
Frances Segelman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Education | Leeds |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Bronze statues and busts |
| Movement | Bronze Sculpture |
| Spouse | |
| Website | www |
Born in Leeds, Segelman is an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and is known for her busts of royalty and celebrity personalities.[4] Amongst others she has sculpted busts of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, Bruce Forsyth, Eamonn Holmes,[5] David Frost, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Jack Rosenthal, Cherie Blair, and John Profumo. In 1999, her statue of Leeds United legend Billy Bremner was unveiled at Elland Road.[2]
She also created a series of sculptures of survivors of the holocaust which included Freddie Knoller, Rachel Levy, Sir Ben Helfgott, Leslie Kleinman BEM, Ivor Perl BEM and Miriam Freeman.[6]
Marriage
editIn February 2016, she married 90 year old philanthropist and businessman, Sir Jack Petchey.[7] On 27 June 2024 Petchey died aged 98.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Frances Segelman, Lady Petchey - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- 1 2 "Right royal career for sculptor-to-the-stars Frances". www.jewishtelegraph.com. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Meet the sculptor behind Leeds United's Billy Bremner statue". yorkshirepost.co.uk. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Frances Segelman MRSS". sculptors.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Week's Party Celebrity Pictures 13 October 2017". 13 October 2017.
- ↑ "Rachel Levy BEM Holocaust survivor sculpture unveiled". Jewish Care. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sir Jack Petchey marries long-term partner Frances". propertyweek.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ Carter, Olivia (27 June 2024). "Sir Jack Petchey: East London businessman dies ages 98". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
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Media related to Frances Segelman at Wikimedia Commons
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