John Tweed
Scottish sculptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Tweed (21 January 1869 – 12 November 1933) was a Scottish sculptor.
John Tweed | |
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.png) Tweed in The 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) |
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John Tweed was born at 16 Great Portland Street, Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of Art.[1] He then trained with Hamo Thornycroft in London, and attended the Royal Academy Schools at the same time.[2] Together, they created the frieze on the Institute of Chartered Accountants' building in London.[3] In 1893 he moved to Paris with the hope of studying with Auguste Rodin; this proved impossible as Rodin would only accept pupils who would spend four years under his supervision.[4]
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.[3] Also in 1895, they moved into 108 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, and Tweed lived there until his death in 1933 aged 64.[5] He was buried at Chelsea Old Church.[4]
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] The Victoria and Albert Museum have called him the "British Rodin".[2]
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