Benno schotz biography template
He continued his studies at Glasgow Royal Technical College, , and, whilst working as a draughtsman at John Brown's shipyard, he attended evening classes at GSA .
He exhibited sculpture at the RGIFA in , became President of the Society of Sculptors and Painters, Glasgow, , and established himself as a professional sculptor in
A prot�g� of architect John Keppie, and influenced by Rodin and Epstein , he executed many portrait busts in bronze, including one of Keppie (), and the portrait medallion to playwright O H Mavor ( James Bridie ) in the Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow ().
Benno schotz biography template His reputation grew and he became a full member of the RSA, head of sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art, and eventually was appointed the Queen's Sculptor. Arensburg , Livonia , Russian Empire. Sign up to the Art UK newsletter , a weekly edit of insightful art stories. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Representing some of his many commissions for architectural sculpture are:
The figures of Painting and Sculpture on the Mercat Building, Glasgow Cross (); the sculpture on the Bank of Scotland, Sauchiehall Street () and on the Stenhouse Building, St Vincent Street (), which has since had a large relief of a winged lion (identical to those on the gateposts) removed from above its doorway.
His ideal, public and ecclesiastical work includes:
The Partick Camera Club Trophy (); the Keir Hardie Monument, Old Cumnock (); Ex Terra, Glenrothes (); The Psalmist, in the T J Honeyman Memorial Garden, Kelvingrove Park (); and a number of Stations of the Cross for churches by Jack Coia.
He succeeded Archibald Dawson as Head of Ceramics at GSA ,
Elected ARSA , , RSA , , he exhibited work throughout Britain and internationally, and was appointed Her Majesty's Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland,
His other honours include an Hon. LL. D. from the University of Strathclyde (formerly the Glasgow Royal Technical College) in , and was accorded the Freedom of the City of Glasgow in
Publishing his autobiography Bronze in my Blood The Memoirs of Benno Schotz in , he was the only Glasgow sculptor of note to do so.
His Moses the Sculptor () was exhibited at the Glasgow Garden Festival in , as a posthumous tribute to him.
Benno schotz biography template pdf The Scotsman. He continued working till a few weeks before his death at the age of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Books [ edit ].Sources:
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