Frank Salisbury Painting of Maria Montessori, 1939
Painting of Maria Montessori in 1939 by Sir Frank O. Salisbury.
The portrait was given to AMI in 1955, by the Montessori Society of the UK at a diploma graduation ceremony. Mario Montessori accepted it. Claude Claremont was also present at the ceremony.
Sir Frank O. Salisbury (1874–1962) was a famous British painter, who has also painted Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill and Montgomery of Alamein. He was a traditional painter who opposed ‘modern’ contemporaries like Picasso and Mondriaan. Salisbury was also very famous in the United States.
In the painting, Maria Montessori is wearing a black academic gown and she is holding a book. The text in the book reads ‘Mammalina Immortale’ means Immortal Mammalina. Close friends used to call Maria Montessori ‘Mammolina’ and she sometimes signed letters with that name.
An exquisite hand-embroidered copy of the portrait was presented to AMI in 2007 at the first international Montessori congress held in China and is an exceptional work of art in its own right.
(Description adapted from original text by Fred Kelpin)
Date Created: 1939
Type of Resource: Painting
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LCNAF Personal Names
Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952
Salisbury, Frank O. (Frank Owen), 1874-1962
Wikidata Agents
Frank O. Salisbury
