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
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, and studied at the
Glasgow School of Art.
He then trained with
Hamo Thornycroft in London, and attended the
Royal Academy Schools
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...
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
François Auguste René Rodin (; ; 12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a u ...
. 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
The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...
have called him the "British Rodin".
References
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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
Sculptors from Glasgow
Scottish male sculptors
19th-century Scottish male artists
20th-century Scottish male artists
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