Gladys Barron
# Gladys Barron

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

| Title | Year | Medium | Gallery no. | Gallery | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ann Baron | 1960s | bronzed plaster | INVMG.1992.021 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Crucifix | 1966 | bronze & wood | INVMG.1978.256.001 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Dyak Boy | 1950 | clay | NARLI 20361 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| Earl of Moray | c.1960 | clay | NARLI 2203.1 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| Evan Macleod Barron | 1963 | painted plaster | INVMG.1991.152.001 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Head of an Indian Soldier | 1960s | clay | NARLI 20360 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| John MacDonald (1886–1970) | - | bronze | ABDUA:30479 | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Jonathan Warre of Dalcross | 1960s | painted plaster | INVMG.1978.256.002 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
| Kikuki | c.1960 | clay | NARLI 2203.2 | Nairn Museum | Nairn, Scotland |
| Neil Gunn, 1891 - 1973. Novelist | - | plaster | PG 2783 | National Galleries of Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sir Alexander Malcolm MacEwan (1875–1941) | 1934 (exhibited) | bronze | ITH_ARTUK_07 | Inverness Town House | Inverness, Scotland |
| Sir Murdoch Macdonald (1868–1957), KCMG | - | bronze | ITH_ARTUK_12 | Inverness Town House | Inverness, Scotland |
| Sir Thomas Murray Taylor (1897–1962), CBE, FRSE, DD, LLD | 1962 or before | bronze | ABDUA:30158 | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Tom Johnson, Freeman of Inverness | 1966 | painted plaster | INVMG.1978.256.003 | Inverness Museum and Art Gallery | Inverness, Scotland |
