John Tweed
John Tweed | |
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 Tweed inThe Sketch,1903 | |
| Born | 21 January 1869 Glasgow,Scotland |
| Died | 12 November 1933(aged 64) London, England |
| Burial place | Chelsea Old Church |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouse |
Edith Clinton (m.1895) |
John Tweed(21 January 1869 – 12 November 1933) was a Scottish sculptor.
Early life
[edit]John Tweed was born at 16 Great Portland Street,Glasgowand studied at theGlasgow School of Art.[1]He then trained withHamo Thornycroftin London, and attended theRoyal Academy Schoolsat the same time.[2]Together, they created the frieze on theInstitute of Chartered Accountants' building in London.[3]In 1893 he moved to Paris with the hope of studying withAuguste Rodin;this proved impossible as Rodin would only accept pupils who would spend four years under his supervision.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1895, he married Edith Clinton, secretary to theNational Society for Women's Suffrage,the first national group in the UK to campaign for women's right to vote.[3]Also in 1895, they moved into 108Cheyne Walk,Chelsea, London, and Tweed lived there until his death in 1933 aged 64.[5]He was buried atChelsea Old Church.[4]
Legacy
[edit]The first major exhibition of Tweed's work since 1934 ran from March to September 2013 at the Sir John Madejski Art Gallery,Reading Museum,Reading, England.[6]TheVictoria and Albert Museumhave called him the "British Rodin".[2]
References
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- ^"John Tweed".GLA.ac.uk.Retrieved28 March2015.
- ^ab"John Tweed: The 'British Rodin'".V&A.Retrieved28 March2015.
- ^ab"John Tweed".RBKC.Retrieved28 March2015.
- ^abStocker, Mark. "Tweed, John".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36597.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Portrait of John Tweed".RBKC.Retrieved28 March2015.
- ^"John Tweed: The Empire Sculptor, Rodin's Friend".Reading Museum.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved28 March2015.
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- 1869 births
- 1933 deaths
- 19th-century British sculptors
- 20th-century British sculptors
- 19th-century Scottish artists
- 20th-century Scottish artists
- Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
- Artists from Glasgow
- Scottish male sculptors
- 19th-century Scottish male artists
- 20th-century Scottish male artists
- Artists' Rifles soldiers