Shaw Anderson Family - Person Sheet
Shaw Anderson Family - Person Sheet
NameMadge Anderson 
FatherDoctor Matthew Ferguson Anderson (1853-1926)
Misc. Notes
From Jean's notes: "Because this photo was taken by a new York photographic studio (Hall's Studio, 1456 Broadway, New York) I would guess the lady is my Aunt Madge, Madge Solon - nee Anderson. She married Leon - Jewish artist and consequently disowned by family - not by Dad (Herbert.) Her mother was my grandfather's first wife who died shortly after she was born. I have no written record of her or her mother. Have 2 paintings by Leon - one is the Rabbi."
Spouses
Birth17 Apr 1872, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Death1957, 806 South Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida
Misc. Notes
Leon lived in New York for a time, which is where (we assume) that he met Bert. He was what was called at the time a 'Chromatic Artist' and had studied at the Royal College of Art, London. Biographical mention in the Who's Who in American Art, 1953 ed. He and Madge did not have children.
From Shepherd Gallery bio (web extract)
Leon Victor Solon was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1872, and was the son of Marc Louis Emmanuel Solon, the well-known French Ceramics designer, decorator and historian, who worked for the Sevres factory in France, and later for Minton’s in Stoke-on-Trent. Solon the elder was particularly known for his fine designs and decorations on Minton’s pate-sur-pate wares. He was also a noted ceramic historian, and wrote books on the history of European ceramics.
Solon, the younger, like his father, was also a ceramic designer and decorator, a writer and illustrator. In particular, he designed much of the Minton “Secessionist” wares. This interesting collection of drawings shows the quality of his work, and many of these may have been designs for use on ceramics. They reveal him as a talented draughtsman, particularly of classical figures and nudes. His style has an art nouveau feeling of sinuous movement that is typical of the turn of the century. Leon Victor Solon later settled in America, where he carried out architectural decorations for the Museum in Philadelphia. He died in 1957 in Florida, USA.
From Shepherd Gallery bio (web extract)
Leon Victor Solon was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1872, and was the son of Marc Louis Emmanuel Solon, the well-known French Ceramics designer, decorator and historian, who worked for the Sevres factory in France, and later for Minton’s in Stoke-on-Trent. Solon the elder was particularly known for his fine designs and decorations on Minton’s pate-sur-pate wares. He was also a noted ceramic historian, and wrote books on the history of European ceramics.
Solon, the younger, like his father, was also a ceramic designer and decorator, a writer and illustrator. In particular, he designed much of the Minton “Secessionist” wares. This interesting collection of drawings shows the quality of his work, and many of these may have been designs for use on ceramics. They reveal him as a talented draughtsman, particularly of classical figures and nudes. His style has an art nouveau feeling of sinuous movement that is typical of the turn of the century. Leon Victor Solon later settled in America, where he carried out architectural decorations for the Museum in Philadelphia. He died in 1957 in Florida, USA.