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He was born in [[Knutsford]], [[Cheshire]], the year being variously given as 1849, 1865, 1866.<ref name=leodis49>[http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=200373_20116824 www.leodis.net] Cowper Street Studio of Edward Caldwell Spruce</ref><ref name=leodis65>[http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=200373_22980898 www.leodis.org] Edward Caldwell Spruce (1865-1923), Sculptor</ref><ref name=Dyson>[http://www.oakwoodchurch.info/Oak%20Leaves%20Part%209%20-%20Edward%20Caldwell%20Spruce%201866-1922%20and%20the%20Savage%20Club%20by%20Hilary%20Dyson.pdf Oak Leaves part 9, Autumn 2009] Edward Caldwell Spruce (1866-1922) and the Savage Club.</ref> |
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[[File:Grave of Sam Wilson, Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds (4459500335).jpg|thumb|right|Monument to Sam Wilson by Edward Caldwell Spruce, [[Lawnswood#Lawnswood Cemetery|Lawnswood Cemetery]], Leeds]] |
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'''Edward Caldwell Spruce''' (1865<ref>''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915''</ref> – 7 June 1922) was an English sculptor and artist who mainly worked in [[Leeds]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A Leeds Sculptor. Death of Mr. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19220609/243/0009 |accessdate=12 February 2019 |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=9 June 1922 |page=19 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Spruce was born in [[Knutsford]], [[Cheshire]] in the summer of 1865.<ref name="MappingECS">{{cite web |author=University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII|url=https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1207821986 |title=Edward Caldwell Spruce |year=2011|access-date= 14 January 2022|work=Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951}}</ref><ref name=Dyson>[http://www.oakwoodchurch.info/Oak%20Leaves%20Part%209%20-%20Edward%20Caldwell%20Spruce%201866-1922%20and%20the%20Savage%20Club%20by%20Hilary%20Dyson.pdf Oak Leaves part 9, Autumn 2009] Edward Caldwell Spruce (1866-1922) and the Savage Club.</ref> Between 1891 and 1893 he was a student at the [[Leeds College of Art]] where he also taught clay modelling.<ref name="MappingECS"/> |
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Spruce first worked at a local tile factory before moving to [[Burmantofts Pottery]] in Leeds, where he was the principal modeller.<ref name=Burmantofts>''Burmantofts Pottery'' (1983) Bradford Art Gallery & Museums and Leeds City Museum p15</ref> His work there includes some fine panels on the [[Midland Hotel, Manchester]].<ref name=Burmantofts/> He went to Paris to study art and exhibited a piece called "The Blind Man" at the 1908 Salon.<ref>{{citation|title=Catalogue Illustré. de Peinture et Sculpture. Salon de 1908. Societe des Artistes Francais}}</ref> He returned to Leeds to set up as a freelance artist with a studio in [[Chapeltown, Leeds]].<ref name=Dyson/> In this he was successful, performing numerous portrait commissions of contemporarary figures including a bust of the [[Lord Mayor of Leeds]], [[James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale|Sir James Kitson]].<ref name=Dyson/><ref name="Mackay">{{cite book|author=James Mackay|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1977|title=The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze |isbn= 0902028553}}</ref> Between 1906 and 1915 he exhibited at least four works at the [[Royal Academy]] in London.<ref name="MappingECS"/> He also created the panels for the war memorial at [[Bailiff Bridge]] in West Yorkshire.<ref name="MappingECS"/> Possibly Spruce's best known work is the 1918 large multi-figure memorial to the Leeds businessman Sam Wilson at [[Lawnswood Cemetery]] in Leeds. The monument is recognised by [[Historic England]] with a [[Listed building|Grade II listing]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1375324 |desc=Memorial and grave of Sam Wilson at NGR 2678 3909|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> |
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Spruce was also a noted member of the Leeds branch of the [[Savage Club]], becoming its "Indian Chief" (i.e. president) in 1912.<ref name=Dyson/> He died in 1922 in Leeds.<ref name=Dyson/><ref name="Mackay"/> |
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Spruce first worked at a local tile factory before moving to [[Burmantofts Pottery]] in Leeds. He went to [[Paris]] to study art and returned to Leeds to set up as a freelance artist with a studio in [[Chapeltown, Leeds|Chapeltown]].<ref name=Dyson/><ref name=leodis49/> In this he was successful, performing numerous commissions including a bust of the [[Lord Mayor of Leeds]], [[James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale|Sir James Kitson]].<ref name=Dyson/> He was also a noted member of the Leeds branch of the [[Savage Club]], becoming its "Indian Chief" (i.e. president) in 1912.<ref name=Dyson/> He died in 1922 or 1923.<ref name=Dyson/><ref name=leodis49/><ref name=leodis65/> |
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*[http://www.artnet.com/artists/mark-senior/portrait-of-edward-caldwell-spruce-1865-1922-KssDOsTKm1bJVuc08bQTeQ2 Portrait of Edward Caldwell Spruce] by Mark Senior 1898 |
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*[http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=200373_22980898 Photograph of Edward Caldwell Spruce] |
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 4 November 2024
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Edward Caldwell Spruce (1865[1] – 7 June 1922) was an English sculptor and artist who mainly worked in Leeds.[2]
Biography
[edit]Spruce was born in Knutsford, Cheshire in the summer of 1865.[3][4] Between 1891 and 1893 he was a student at the Leeds College of Art where he also taught clay modelling.[3]
Spruce first worked at a local tile factory before moving to Burmantofts Pottery in Leeds, where he was the principal modeller.[5] His work there includes some fine panels on the Midland Hotel, Manchester.[5] He went to Paris to study art and exhibited a piece called "The Blind Man" at the 1908 Salon.[6] He returned to Leeds to set up as a freelance artist with a studio in Chapeltown, Leeds.[4] In this he was successful, performing numerous portrait commissions of contemporarary figures including a bust of the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Sir James Kitson.[4][7] Between 1906 and 1915 he exhibited at least four works at the Royal Academy in London.[3] He also created the panels for the war memorial at Bailiff Bridge in West Yorkshire.[3] Possibly Spruce's best known work is the 1918 large multi-figure memorial to the Leeds businessman Sam Wilson at Lawnswood Cemetery in Leeds. The monument is recognised by Historic England with a Grade II listing.[8]
Spruce was also a noted member of the Leeds branch of the Savage Club, becoming its "Indian Chief" (i.e. president) in 1912.[4] He died in 1922 in Leeds.[4][7]
References
[edit]- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ "A Leeds Sculptor. Death of Mr". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 June 1922. p. 19. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d University of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Edward Caldwell Spruce". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Oak Leaves part 9, Autumn 2009 Edward Caldwell Spruce (1866-1922) and the Savage Club.
- ^ a b Burmantofts Pottery (1983) Bradford Art Gallery & Museums and Leeds City Museum p15
- ^ Catalogue Illustré. de Peinture et Sculpture. Salon de 1908. Societe des Artistes Francais
- ^ a b James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
- ^ Historic England. "Memorial and grave of Sam Wilson at NGR 2678 3909 (1375324)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Caldwell Spruce.
- 9 artworks by or after Edward Caldwell Spruce at the Art UK site
- Portrait of Edward Caldwell Spruce by Mark Senior 1898
- Photograph of Edward Caldwell Spruce