John Tweed

John Tweed (21 January 1869 – 12 November 1933) was a Scottish sculptor.

John Tweed
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	Glasgow School of Art Royal Academy Schools
Occupation	Sculptor
Spouse	Edith Clinton ​ (m. 1895)​

Rifle Brigade War Memorial, London

Blue plaque, 108 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London (his birth year incorrectly given as 1863)

Early life

Tweed was born on January 21, 1869, 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. However, this did not happen, as Rodin would only accept pupils who would spend four years under his supervision.^[4]

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.^[3] In 1895, they moved into 108 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, and Tweed lived there until his death on November 12, 1933, aged 64.^[5] He was buried at Chelsea Old Church.^[4]

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.^[6] The Victoria and Albert Museum have called him the "British Rodin".^[2]