Gladys Caroline Barron née Logan (1884–1967) was an English sculptor and painter renowned for her portraiture.
Personal life Barron was born in Bengal, India, to Ismay Bellew Adams and Maxwell Beckett Logan. She returned to England during childhood, spending some early years in St Albans and studying in London before moving to Scotland.
Logan studied under Gertrude Bayes (née Smith) at the St John's Wood Art School in London. She married Evan Barron (1879–1965), historian and owner and editor of The Inverness Courier newspaper. They lived at Westerlea House, owned by Gladys Barron until her death in 1967 when it was bought and converted into a hotel.
Artwork Barron exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1925 to 1964. From 1946 to 1953 she exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Barron was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, exhibiting from at least 1931 with the bronze bust William Lawrence, Esq. to 1959 with Jawi, North Borneo, also a bronze bust. Barron may have exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1912 with the bronze sculpture Echo under her maiden name, 'G. Logan'.
Gladys Barron was the first President of the Art Society of Inverness upon its founding in 1944.
Works held in public collections TitleYearMediumGallery no.GalleryLocationAnn Baron1960sbronzed plasterINVMG.1992.021Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness, ScotlandCrucifix1966bronze & woodINVMG.1978.256.001Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness, ScotlandDyak Boy1950clayNARLI 20361Nairn MuseumNairn, ScotlandEarl of Morayc.1960clayNARLI 2203.1Nairn MuseumNairn, ScotlandEvan Macleod Barron1963painted plasterINVMG.1991.152.001Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness, ScotlandHead of an Indian Soldier1960sclayNARLI 20360Nairn MuseumNairn, ScotlandJohn MacDonald (1886–1970) -bronzeABDUA:30479University of AberdeenAberdeen, ScotlandJonathan Warre of Dalcross1960spainted plasterINVMG.1978.256.002Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness, ScotlandKikukic.1960clayNARLI 2203.2Nairn MuseumNairn, ScotlandNeil Gunn, 1891 - 1973. Novelist -plasterPG 2783National Galleries of ScotlandEdinburgh, ScotlandSir Alexander Malcolm MacEwan (1875–1941)1934 (exhibited)bronzeITH_ARTUK_07Inverness Town HouseInverness, ScotlandSir Murdoch Macdonald (1868–1957), KCMG -bronzeITH_ARTUK_12Inverness Town HouseInverness, ScotlandSir Thomas Murray Taylor (1897–1962), CBE, FRSE, DD, LLD1962 or beforebronzeABDUA:30158University of AberdeenAberdeen, ScotlandTom Johnson, Freeman of Inverness1966painted plasterINVMG.1978.256.003Inverness Museum and Art GalleryInverness, Scotland
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