Competition for a statue of Field Marshall Lord Haig, London, 1929
Start Date: 1929
Type: Competition
Description: The 1929 'Annual Report' (Royal Society of British Sculptors) records that of the models submitted for the competition, that by Alfred Frank Hardiman was placed first by the majority of assessors. However, when photographs of his design were published in the press and 'met with considerable public opposition', Hardiman agreed to modify his design.
Organizing Institution or Venue
Organized by Royal Society of Arts
1929
The Royal Society of British Sculptors was asked by the Office of Works, London, to nominate an assessor (William Reynold-Stephens) for the competition.
Participants
Competitors included Alfred Frank Hardiman
1929
Won the commission.
Selection committee members included William Ernest Reynolds-Stephens
1929
Served as an assessor.
Citing this record
'Competition for a statue of Field Marshall Lord Haig, London, 1929', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib4_1271847997, accessed 10 Jun 2023]
