William Reid Dick
South London Technical School of Art | |
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Known for | Sculpture |
Sir William Reid Dick,
Biography
Early life
Born into a working-class family in the
In 1914 Dick married Catherine Emma Treadwell, with whom he had three children. The couple lived in the St John's Wood area of London until 1938 when they purchased a large house and studio in Maida Vale, where they lived for the rest of their lives.[4]
World War I
In September 1914 Dick joined the
Post-war career
Dick designed several war memorials notably at
Alongside the public monuments and memorials Dick created he also sculpted busts and statuettes which he exhibited on a regular basis at the Royal Academy, at the
Dick died at his home in Maida Vale and was cremated at
Public works
1920–1929
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Angus Watson and Co Ltd war memorial | Ellison Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1920 | Plaque | Bronze | [12] | ||||
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War memorial | Churchyard of St Mary's, Rickmansworth | 1921 | Cenotaph with sculptures of Grief & Victory | Stone | 4.3m tall | Grade II | Q26583838 | [13][14] |
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War memorial | Council Office Gardens, Rickmansworth | 1921 | Statue on plinth | Bronze and brick | Grade II | Q26631648 | Originally part of the Rickmansworth war memorial, relocated 1978.[15][16] | |
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War memorial | Bushey, Hertfordshire | 1922 | Sculpture | Stone | 4.1m tall | Grade II | Q26397596 | [17][18][19] |
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Royal Air Force war memorial | Victoria Embankment, London | 1923 | Sculpture on pillar | Bronze and stone | Grade II* | Q7373614 | Architect: Sir Reginald Blomfield.[19][6][20][21] | |
Pietà | All Souls' Chapel, St Paul's Cathedral, London | 1925 | Sculpture group on altar | Portland stone | [19][22][23][24][25] | ||||
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Lord Kitchener | All Souls' Chapel, St Paul's Cathedral, London | 1925 | Effigy on tomb chest | Marble | [19][22][23][26][27] | |||
St Michael & St George | All Souls' Chapel, St Paul's Cathedral, London | c. 1925 | Two statues | [19][22][23][28] | |||||
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Menin Gate | Ypres, Belgium | 1927 | Decoration & sculpture | Stone | Q1822397 | Architect: Reginald Blomfield.[29] |
1930–1939
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Leverhulme Memorial | Port Sunlight, Merseyside | 1930 | Obelisk with sculpture group | Granite and bronze | Grade II | Q15979036 | Architect, James Lomax-Simpson.[30][31][32][33] | |
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The Spirit of Welcome | Nottingham Council House, Nottingham | 1931 | Statue | Bronze | Grade II* | [34] | ||
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Controlled Energy | Unilever House, London | 1932 | Two sculpture groups | Stone | Grade II | [32][4][35][36] | ||
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Arras Memorial | Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France | 1932 | Sculpture and decoration | Q2782982 | Architect, Edwin Lutyens.[37] | |||
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Arras Flying Services Memorial | Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, France | 1932 | Obelisk and globe | Stone | Q2674251 | Architect, Edwin Lutyens | ||
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Statue of David Livingstone | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 1934 | Statue | 3.6m tall | Q108044157 | [4][11][26] | ||
Lord Irwin
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Coronation Park, Delhi | 1934 | Statue on pedestal | Stone and red sandstone | Red sandstone pedestal designed by Edwin Lutyens[38] | ||||
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Earl of Willingdon | Coronation Park, Delhi | 1936 | Statue on pedestal | Stone and red sandstone | Q105436289 | A bronze version of the statue, from 1936, is sited at the Chennai Fort Museum[26][39][40][38] | ||
Boy with a Frog | Queen Mary's Garden, Regent's Park, London | 1936 | Sculpture and fountain | Bronze and marble | Grade II | Q26521530 | [41] | ||
John Soane | Lothbury facade, Bank of England, City of London | 1930–1937 | Statue in alcove | Portland stone | Q30410805 | Architect, Herbert Baker.[42][43] | |||
Boy with Goose | 27 Poultry, City of London | 1936–1937 | Two sculptures | Stone | Grade I | Architect, Edwin Lutyens.[44] | |||
Untitled | Adelaide House, King William Street, London | 1936–1937 | Statue with globe | Granite and bronze | Grade II | [45] | |||
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Art and Science | Selfridges, Oxford Street, London | 1936–1937 | Two statues | Bronze | Grade II* | [4][46][47] | ||
The Herald | 85 Fleet Street, London | 1938–1939 | Sculpture | Bronze | 1.9m high | Grade II | Architect, Edwin Lutyens.[48][49] | ||
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George V | Howard Davis Park, Jersey | 1939 | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and granite | Q99528341 | Completed by Dick following death of sculptor Francis William Doyle Jones in June 1938.[50] | ||
King George V and Queen Mary
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St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | 1939 and later | Chest tomb effigies | Marble | Grade I | [51] |
1940 and later
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Kelvingrove Museum , Glasgow
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c. 1946 | Statue | Bronze | [52] | ||||
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Statue of George V | Old Palace Yard, London | 1947 | Statue on pedestal | Portland stone | 3m tall | Grade II | Q7604483 | Architect, Giles Gilbert Scott.[30][53][26] |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Grosvenor Square, London | 1948 | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and stone | 3m tall | Grade II | Q25339025 | [54][26] |
Horlicks Limited War Memorial | Stoke Poges Lane, Slough | 1949 | Sculpture on pedestal | Bronze and limestone | Grade II | Q66479528 | [55][56] | ||
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Self Sacrifice, Lady Godiva | Broadgate, Coventry | 1949 | Statue on pedestal | Bronze and Portland stone | Grade II* | Q17540305 | [30][57] | |
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Queen Mary | Marlborough Road, The Mall, London | 1967 | Portrait medallion | Stone and slate | Q27950126 | [30] |
Other works
- Bust of Lady Rhoda Birley in 1908?.[58]
- A series of figures for St Andrew's House in Edinburgh, 1939, representing Architecture, Statecraft, Health, Agriculture, Fisheries and Education[4][59]
- Harry Dwight Ripley Monument, St. Marylebone Cemetery and Crematorium.[60]
- Bronze bust of Winston Churchill, 1943.[4]
- A bust of George V for the Mansion House in London.[11]
- A marble bust of Edwin Lutyens, 1932, for the Marble Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi[38]
- Bust of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in Bolton Town Hall, c. 1946[61]
- Bust of Adelaide Stoll, London Coliseum[62]
Several public galleries, including the Tate in Britain and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, hold collections of works by Dick.[63][64]
References
- ^ a b c d e f University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Sir William Reid Dick RA, HRSA, KCVO". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b Gary Nisbet. "Sir William Reid Dick (1879–1961)". Glasgow – City of Sculpture. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Dick, Sir William Reid (1879–1961) Knight Sculptor". The National Archives. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Dick, Sir William Reid". The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Reid Dick's Service Record WO 363/MIS-SORTS 34/52", "Burnt Records" series, National Archives, UK
- ^ ISBN 978-1-78027-190-3.
- ^ ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ ISBN 0902028553.
- ^ "William Reid Dick". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Angus Watson and Co Ltd". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Rickmansworth Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial about 40m East of Church of St Mary (1296164)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Rickmansworth". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "War Memorial statue (1348251)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Bushey". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "The War Memorial at junction with School Lane (1103581)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ ISBN 1-85072-041-X.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Royal Air Force". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "The Royal Air Force Memorial, Whitehall Stairs (1066171)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Chapels". St Paul's Cathedral. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "War Memorials Register: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Pietà and Dancing Putti". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Kitchener Memorial". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0951429604.
- ^ "Effigy, Kitchener Memorial". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Kitchener Memorial". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "The Menin Gate Memorial". Commonwealth Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-356-17609-6.
- ^ Historic England. "Leverhulme Memorial at junction with Queen Mary's Drive (1075393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Sketch for Leverhulme Memorial (Port Sunlight) c. 1930". Tate. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Sketch for Memorial Group c. 1928". Tate. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ISBN 9781849945271.
- ^ "Controlled Energy sculptures". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Unilever House (1079108)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "The Arras Memorial". Commonwealth Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9781872914411.
- ^ University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "The Earl of Willingdon, GMSI, GMIE, GCMG, GBE". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Marquess of Willingdon". Victorian Web. 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Boy with a frog fountain in south west segmnt of Queen Mary's Gardens east of West Lodge (1227629)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Statue of Sir John Soane". Victorian Web. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Statue of Sir John Soane". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Midland Bank (1064598)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide House". Victorian Web. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Main Entrance, Selfridges Department Store". Victorian Web. 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Selfridges (1357436)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "9, Salisbury Court EC4, 82–85, Fleet Street, EC4 (1064656)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Herald". Victorian Web. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Francis William Doyle Jones". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Photograph of Sir William Reid Dick's effigies of King George V and Queen Mary,on their tomb". Tate. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Franklin Roosevelt". Glasgow museums. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of George V (1225528)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of President Roosevelt in centre of Square Gardens (1066737)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "War Memorials Register: Horlicks Limited war memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Horlicks War Memorial, Slough (1454798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Lady Godiva statue (1031589)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "'LADY RHODA BIRLEY', A REID DICK CARVED STONE BUST". www.christies.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Regent Road, St Andrew's House including Boundary Wall, Lamp standards and gates (Category A Listed Building) (LB27756)". Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Harry Dwight Ripley Monument Victorian Web. Retrieved 21 November 2012
- ^ "Bust of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Bust of Adelaide Stoll". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Sir William Reid Dick". Tate. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "William Reid Dick". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
Further reading
- Wardleworth, Dennis (2013). William Reid Dick, Sculptor. Farnham: Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-3971-4.
External links
Media related to William Reid Dick at Wikimedia Commons