George Herbert Tyson Smith (1883–1972) was an English sculptor born in

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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. 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.

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyson Smith, Herbert 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