# Lorinda Roland
**Lorinda Roland** (1938 – August 31, 2022) was an American sculptor, a daughter of the film stars [Constance Bennett](https://www.edgepedia.org/constance-bennett) and [Gilbert Roland](https://www.edgepedia.org/gilbert-roland), who trained at Cranbrook Academy of Art and worked in gold, silver, Dutch leaf, bronze, and copper, with animal subjects, especially horses, as a recurring theme.[1](https://cranbrookart.edu/alumn/lorinda-roland/) • [2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born / died | 1938, Manhattan; August 31, 2022, Orcas Island, Washington, aged 84[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/) |
| Parents | The film stars Constance Bennett and Gilbert Roland[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) |
| Training | Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art Students League, and Finch College; Cranbrook Academy of Art, Sculpture department, class of 1960[1](https://cranbrookart.edu/alumn/lorinda-roland/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/) |
| Awards | Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant, 1961; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1963[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) |
| Materials | Gold, silver, Dutch leaf, bronze, and copper[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) |
| Exhibition record | Museums and private collections in New York, Orcas Island, Florida, and Hollywood, primarily during the 1960s and 1970s[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) |
## Identity and biographical outline
Lorinda Roland was born in 1938 in a private home in Manhattan to Constance Bennett, the highest-paid actress in Hollywood in the 1930s, and Gilbert Roland, twice nominated for a Golden Globe.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/) She is recorded in the [Sculpture](https://www.edgepedia.org/sculpture) department with the class of 1960 in the official Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni listing, and her [Orcas Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/orcas-island) obituaries both cite a Cranbrook BFA of 1960.[1](https://cranbrookart.edu/alumn/lorinda-roland/) • [2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) She is also listed as an American sculptor who lived from 1938 to 2022 and was a 1963 Guggenheim Fellow.[4](https://fame.am/person/lorinda-roland)
## Training and artistic formation
She attended boarding school in Switzerland from age 11 and graduated from the Holton-Arms School in [Bethesda, Maryland](https://www.edgepedia.org/bethesda-maryland), after attending high school in Washington, D.C.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/) Her art training included the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, followed by studies at the Art Students League and Finch College in Manhattan.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) She became interested in sculpture while attending Finch College.[4](https://fame.am/person/lorinda-roland) She then attended Cranbrook Academy of Art for two years, completing her studies in 1960.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/)
## Materials, subjects, and working method
She specialized in the use of gold, silver, Dutch leaf, bronze, and copper.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) Much of her sculptural work reflected her love of animals, especially horses.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/)
## Exhibitions, collections, and recognition
In 1961 she won the Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant, and in 1963 the [Guggenheim Fellowship](https://www.edgepedia.org/guggenheim-fellowship).[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) Mainly through the 1960s and 1970s, her exhibitions appeared in museums and private collections located in New York, Orcas Island, Florida, and Hollywood.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) She lived on Orcas Island for the last 35 years of her life and held a few solo exhibitions there.[4](https://fame.am/person/lorinda-roland)
## Orcas Island years
In 1984, a motorcycle accident claimed the life of her partner; Lorinda first came to Orcas Island for a visit in November 1986 and took up residence there in February 1987.[3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/) She volunteered extensively in wildlife rehabilitation.[3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/) She died peacefully in her sleep at 9:25 p.m. on August 31, 2022, on Orcas Island, aged 84, after a two-year battle with cancer, and was survived by her sister Gyl Roland; her brother, Peter Bennett Plant, predeceased her.[2](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/) • [3](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/)
## References
1. [Lorinda Roland, Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni listing](https://cranbrookart.edu/alumn/lorinda-roland/)
2. [Lorinda Roland | Passages, Islands' Sounder (September 7, 2022)](https://www.islandssounder.com/2022/09/07/lorinda-roland-passages/)
3. [In Memoriam | Lorinda Roland, 1938 – 2022, theOrcasonian](https://theorcasonian.com/in-memoriam-lorinda-roland-1938-2022/)
4. [Lorinda Roland - American sculptor, fame.am](https://fame.am/person/lorinda-roland)
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