Herbert Tyson Smith
(1883-1972)
sculptor and President of the Sandon Studios Society (1956-1972)
Died aged c. 89
Wikidata WikipediaGeorge Herbert Tyson Smith (1883–1972) was an English sculptor born in Liverpool. 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. Carter Preston designed the "Next of Kin Memorial Plaque" He was the uncle of the potter Julia Carter Preston. Tyson Smith's father was an engraver and lithographic printer. Tyson Smith attended Liverpool College of Art where he studied plaster and stone carving and clay modeling. He was taught drawing by Augustus John at the "Art Sheds". Tyson Smith was particularly interested in the early artistic works of Egypt and Greece. 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.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Herbert Tyson Smith 1883-1972 President of the Sandon Studios Society 1956-1972 Sculptor in this studio from 1925 who loved and cared for this garden
Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool, United Kingdom where they worked (1925)
The restored cartouche above this door was designed and executed by Herbert Tyson Smith for the Bluecoat Brotherly Society as a gift to the present owners of the building, The Bluecoat Society of Arts [1965]
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, United Kingdom where they designed (1965)