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George Herbert Tyson Smith (1883–1972) was an English sculptor born in
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
. He executed many works in the Liverpool and Merseyside area, in particular war memorials. He was the brother-in-law of fellow Liverpool sculptor
Edward Carter Preston
Edward Carter Preston (7 July 1885 – 2 March 1965) was an English artist, renowned as a sculptor and medallist.
Biography
Preston was born, and died, in Liverpool. He designed the bronze memorial plaques presented to the families of British ...
. Carter Preston designed the "Next of Kin Memorial Plaque" He was the uncle of the potter
Julia Carter Preston
Julia Althea Carter Preston (26 January 1926 – 6 January 2012) was a British potter who was responsible for reviving the art of sgraffito (where designs are scratched on to ceramics) in the United Kingdom in the 1950s.
Born in Liverpool, th ...
.
Tyson Smith's father was an
engraver and
lithographic printer. Tyson Smith attended
Liverpool College of Art
Liverpool College of Art is located at 68 Hope Street, in Liverpool, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The original building, facing Mount Street, was designed by Thomas Cook and completed in 1883. The extension along Hope Street, des ...
where he studied plaster and
stone carving
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Work carried ...
and
clay modeling
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. He was taught drawing by
Augustus John
Augustus Edwin John (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain: Virginia Woolf remarked that by 1908 the era of John Singer Sarg ...
at the "Art Sheds". Tyson Smith was particularly interested in the early artistic works of
Egypt
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and
Greece
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.
[Artist Biography: George Herbert Tyson Smith.]
Norwich: University of East Anglia. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
In the First World War, Tyson Smith served in the Royal Flying Corps.
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Tyson Smith set up his first studio in 1919 when he returned from war service and he moved into a larger studio at Bluecoat Studios in 1925.][
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Works
War Memorials
Other work
Gallery of images
File:Tyson Smith relief, Birkenhead Cenotaph.jpg, Sculpture on Birkenhead War Memorial. Image courtesy Liz Taylor of Hixon, Staffordshire.
File:North Western Hotel Liverpool cenotaph.jpg, North Western Hotel Liverpool with the Cenotaph in front.
File:Cenotaph Liverpool Herbert Tyson Smith.jpg, Cenotaph Liverpool, Herbert Tyson Smith. Marching column
File:Liverpool Cenotaph.jpg, Cenotaph Liverpool, Herbert Tyson Smith. Sailors marching forward.
File:Southport War Memorial - Colonnade - geograph.org.uk - 1251934.jpg, Southport War Memorial - The Colonnade
File:War Memorial, Southport - geograph.org.uk - 1369443.jpg, Southport War Memorial
File:War Memorial Fountains - geograph.org.uk - 1395104.jpg, Southport War Memorial - Fountains
File:Tyson Smith Liverpool Cenotaph 2.jpg, Part of relief on Liverpool Cenotaph. Mourners gather round a coffin.
File:Southport War Memorial 1.jpg, Relief on Southport War Memorial.
File:Southport War Memorial 2.jpg, Relief on Southport War Memorial.
File:Tyson Smith Liverpool Cenotaph.jpg, Part of relief on Liverpool Cenotaph. Some of the mourners.
File:Fleetwood War Memorial 4.jpg, Fleetwood War Memorial.
File:Fleetwood War Memorial 2.jpg, Tyson Smith work on Fleetwood War Memorial.
File:Fleetwood war Memorial 3.jpg, Tyson Smith work on Fleetwood War Memorial.
File:Accrington War Memorial.jpg, Main sculpture on Accrington War Memorial
File:Fleetewood War Memorial 1.jpg, Sculptural work by Tyson Smith on Fleetwood War Memorial
File:Accrington War Memorial 2.jpg, Part Accrington War Memorial
File:Oak Hill Park, Accrington, War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 717530.jpg, Accrington War Memorial. Image by Alexander P.Kapp.
File:The Cheshire Regiment Memorial in the Garden of Remembrance - geograph.org.uk - 533890.jpg, Cheshire Regiment Memorial.Image by John S Turner.
File:War memorial Birkenhead.jpg, Birkenhead War Memorial. Image by Man vyi.
File:Victoria Park, Widnes (13).JPG, Widnes War Memorial. Image by Rept0n1x
File:RA Plaque.jpg, Plaque outside Royal Academy
File:Tyson Smith C.jpg, Detail from a decorative metal panel Martins Building. Image shown courtesy Reg Towner RIBA.
File:Tyson Smith B.jpg, Carving of Octopus. Martins Building. Image shown courtesy Reg Towner RIBA.
File:Tyson Smith A.jpg, Neptune. Carving on Martins Building. Image shown courtesy Reg Towner RIBA.
File:James Darcy Lever.jpg, Bust of James Darcy Lever in Lady Lever Art Gallery/ Image shown courtesy Brian A Browne
Membership of Societies
* Associate member of Royal Society of British Sculptors from 6 December 1927 - 1945. Became a fellow in 1945.
* Fellow of Royal Society of British Sculptors. 8 March 1945 - 1972
His grave
Tyson Smith is buried in Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool.Tyson Smith Grave
Liverpool Monuments. Retrieved 21 October 2012
References
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1883 births
1972 deaths
English sculptors
English male sculptors
Modern sculptors
Artists from Liverpool
20th-century British sculptors
Royal Flying Corps personnel
British Army personnel of World War I