Alexander Kirkwood
Born 23 August 1804
Died 6 August 1879
Active: 1825 - 1875
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Medallist
Worked in Edinburgh
Institutional and Business Connections
Director of Kirkwood and Son
1879 (Circa)
Described as the firm's chief partner, no dates are given. See Forrer, vol. 3, (1907), p. 165.
Personal and Professional Connections
Mother/father/parent of Alexander Kirkwood
A. Kirkwood son of Alexander Kirkwood.
Mother/father/parent of Henry A. Kirkwood
Descriptions of Practice
Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume III, 1907 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a medallist. Forrer cites Cochran-Patrick's 'Medals of Scotland' (1884), p. 165, who lists kirkwood as the 'author' of a number of medals (undated). See Forrer, vol. 3, (1907), p. 165.
Citing this record
'Alexander Kirkwood', 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/person.php?id=msib4_1238684282, accessed 16 Aug 2022]
