Kathleen Scott

Lady Edith Agnes Kathleen Scott, Baroness Kennett, ( born March 27, 1878 in Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire, † July 25, 1947 ) was a British sculptor.

Working

Three of their busts are now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (London ). As picture object is represented himself there by 13 photographic portraits by other artists.

They also created two statues that represent her first husband, the polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott. He came around in Antarctica after reaching the South Pole. One of these statues stands in Christchurch (New Zealand ), the other is located on Waterloo Place in London. In addition, in Lichfield ( UK ) standing statue of the captain of the Titanic, Edward John Smith, goes back to them.

Family

Born as Edith Agnes Kathleen Bruce, she was the youngest of 11 siblings. She married Scott on September 2, 1908. 1909 gave birth to her first son, Peter Markham Scott to the world. After the death of her husband in 1912, she married in 1922 Hilton Young, who was later created Baron Kennet. Their second son was Wayland ( 1923-2009 ).

Kathleen Scott is said to have a brief affair with the widowed Fridtjof Nansen, who is said to have taken place about the year 1911. She was the grandmother of the author Louisa Young.

Works ( literature)

• Autobiography and letters, London 1932