| John Tweed | |
|---|---|
.png) Tweed in The Sketch, 1903 | |
| Born | (1869-01-21)21 January 1869 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 12 November 1933(1933-11-12) (aged 64) London, England |
| Burial place | Chelsea Old Church |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouse |
Edith Clinton (m. 1895) |
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John Tweed (21 January 1869 – 12 November 1933) was a Scottish sculptor.
Early life
Tweed was born on January 21, 1869, at 16 Great Portland Street, Glasgow, and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He then trained with Hamo Thornycroft in London, and attended the Royal Academy Schools at the same time. Together, they created the frieze on the Institute of Chartered Accountants' building in London. In 1893, he moved to Paris with the hope of studying with Auguste Rodin. However, this did not happen, as Rodin would only accept pupils who would spend four years under his supervision.
Personal life
In 1895, he married Edith Clinton, secretary to the National Society for Women's Suffrage, the first national group in the UK to campaign for women's right to vote. In 1895, they moved into 108 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, and Tweed lived there until his death on November 12, 1933, aged 64. He was buried at Chelsea Old Church.
Legacy
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, in Reading, England. The Victoria and Albert Museum have called him the "British Rodin".
References
- "John Tweed". GLA.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "John Tweed: The 'British Rodin'". V&A. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "John Tweed". RBKC. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Stocker, Mark. "Tweed, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36597. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "Portrait of John Tweed". RBKC. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- "John Tweed: The Empire Sculptor, Rodin's Friend". Reading Museum. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- 1869 births
- 1933 deaths
- 19th-century Scottish 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
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