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Anne Acheson

Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (died 1962)

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Born
August 5, 1882
Died
March 13, 1962
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1882

About Anne Acheson

Anne Crawford Acheson was a British-Irish sculptor. She and Elinor Hallé invented plaster casts for soldier's broken limbs. Acheson exhibited at the Royal Academy and internationally. She was awarded the CBE in 1919. During the First World War she worked for the Surgical Requisites Association at Mulberry Walk in Chelsea, London. Acheson received the Gleichen Memorial Award in 1938. She divided her time between London and Glenavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Acheson first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1913, when her sculpture The Pixie was accepted.

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Anne Acheson timeline

  1. Acheson first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1913, when her sculpture The Pixie was accepted.
  2. She was awarded the CBE in 1919.
  3. Acheson received the Gleichen Memorial Award in 1938.

The world when Anne Acheson was born

Anne Acheson was born in 1882. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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