Frances Segelman
English sculptor
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Frances Segelman, Lady Petchey (born 1949)[1] is an English sculptor.[2][3]
Frances Segelman | |
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| 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
In February 2016, she married 90 year old philanthropist and businessman, Sir Jack Petchey.[7] On 27 June 2024 Petchey died aged 98.[8]
