DOI Heft:
No. 2 (May, 1893)
DOI Artikel:The School of Art Woodcarving, South Kensington
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17188#0077
The School of Art Wood-Carving
teacher, Miss H. E. Wahab and Mr. D. Chisholm, for a delicately-carved oak panel of his own design,
pupils in the school, each gained a bronze medal, illustrated on p. 58, which represents the union of
In 1888, Mr. S. Williamson obtained the first prize the arts of Sculpture and Architecture. At the top,
bronze medal for wood-carving in the apprentices' Minerva, or the Goddess of Wisdom, looks down
section at the Carpenters' Hall Exhibition, also the on Art and Literature, represented by the sculptor
first prize silver medal at the Lambeth Polytechnic, with his mallet, and the children on the right and
The same year Mr. A. S. Randle took the first left drawing and reading. The festoons of flowers
prize and silver medal for wood-carving at the an- typify Beauty; the birds, Music; fruit, Plenty ; and
nual competition at the Regent Street Polytechnic, the grotesques at the base—half-bird, half-animal
In 1889, at the competition held by the Carpenters' —Swiftness and Strength, the whole design being
Company in June, the following students distin- in accordance with the best traditions of the carving
guished themselves, viz. :—Mr. W. S. Williamson, of the Italian Renaissance.
second prize of ^3 for carved frieze; Mr. E. D. The work executed in the school has included
Lodge, special prize of jQ\ for carved bracket; Mr. oak lunettes, 5 feet by 3 feet, carved for the Earl of
Herbert Grimwood, first prize of £2 for boys under Wharnclifie's billiard-room at Worsley Hall; the
fifteen. Mr. W. S. Williamson also obtained a whole of the library in carved oak at Ingestre Hall
prize of and bronze medal for the Art-work- for the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot; two oak
manship Competition awarded by the Society of panels (by Miss Reeks) for H.R.H. the Princess
Arts at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition. In 1891, Louise, Marchioness of Lome, who later on ordered
at the exhibition held by the Carpenters' Company a figure carved in old Highland costume, which she
at their hall, out of eight students, past and present, presented to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. The
who entered work for competition, six obtained same figure was also executed for the Marquis of
prizes and one was highly commended; whilst the Lome. At a local exhibition H.R.H. Princess
first prize and silver medal in the general section Louise bought a bracket, supported by two boys'
were awarded to Mr. W. H. Grimwood, the instructor, figures, carved by Miss M. S. Smith, of Kirkby
Lonsdale, formerly a pupil of this school.
18 iu« Cuene^ouib J
A great deal of Indian carving was executed
AN "AFFICHE" FOR M. ED. SAGOT. REDUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL WOODCUT BY F. VALLOTON
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teacher, Miss H. E. Wahab and Mr. D. Chisholm, for a delicately-carved oak panel of his own design,
pupils in the school, each gained a bronze medal, illustrated on p. 58, which represents the union of
In 1888, Mr. S. Williamson obtained the first prize the arts of Sculpture and Architecture. At the top,
bronze medal for wood-carving in the apprentices' Minerva, or the Goddess of Wisdom, looks down
section at the Carpenters' Hall Exhibition, also the on Art and Literature, represented by the sculptor
first prize silver medal at the Lambeth Polytechnic, with his mallet, and the children on the right and
The same year Mr. A. S. Randle took the first left drawing and reading. The festoons of flowers
prize and silver medal for wood-carving at the an- typify Beauty; the birds, Music; fruit, Plenty ; and
nual competition at the Regent Street Polytechnic, the grotesques at the base—half-bird, half-animal
In 1889, at the competition held by the Carpenters' —Swiftness and Strength, the whole design being
Company in June, the following students distin- in accordance with the best traditions of the carving
guished themselves, viz. :—Mr. W. S. Williamson, of the Italian Renaissance.
second prize of ^3 for carved frieze; Mr. E. D. The work executed in the school has included
Lodge, special prize of jQ\ for carved bracket; Mr. oak lunettes, 5 feet by 3 feet, carved for the Earl of
Herbert Grimwood, first prize of £2 for boys under Wharnclifie's billiard-room at Worsley Hall; the
fifteen. Mr. W. S. Williamson also obtained a whole of the library in carved oak at Ingestre Hall
prize of and bronze medal for the Art-work- for the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot; two oak
manship Competition awarded by the Society of panels (by Miss Reeks) for H.R.H. the Princess
Arts at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition. In 1891, Louise, Marchioness of Lome, who later on ordered
at the exhibition held by the Carpenters' Company a figure carved in old Highland costume, which she
at their hall, out of eight students, past and present, presented to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. The
who entered work for competition, six obtained same figure was also executed for the Marquis of
prizes and one was highly commended; whilst the Lome. At a local exhibition H.R.H. Princess
first prize and silver medal in the general section Louise bought a bracket, supported by two boys'
were awarded to Mr. W. H. Grimwood, the instructor, figures, carved by Miss M. S. Smith, of Kirkby
Lonsdale, formerly a pupil of this school.
18 iu« Cuene^ouib J
A great deal of Indian carving was executed
AN "AFFICHE" FOR M. ED. SAGOT. REDUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL WOODCUT BY F. VALLOTON
59