David Alexander Francis ARSA

Works

Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Study of a boy's head
1915

Sketch of a donkey
1915

Boyhood
1917

Capt. W. J. Geddes, OBE, RFA, 5th Field Survey
1920

A Crimean veteran
1921

Dawn
1922

Examples of modelled work carried out in bronze
1922

Model of W. G. Robbie Gold Medal in Greek for Aberdeen University
1922

Portrait bust
1923

Study of a Young Man's Head
1923

T. J. B.
1924

Tibbie
1925

The first breath of spring
1925

Mask of Leda
1926

Athlete
1926

Eve
1927

Murray
1927

Echo
1927

Echo
1928

Echo
1928

Study of a goat
1928

Eve
1929

D. H. McDairmid, Esq., BSc, PWD Malay
1929

Eve
1930

Thomas Hamilton, RSA, Architect
1930

Mask
1930

A veteran
1930

Locations

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Address 13 Merchiston Grove Edinburgh | View on map
1917 - 1919
p. 80

Address Young St Lane Edinburgh | View on map
1924 - 1930

Address given as Edinburgh College of Art Lauriston Place Edinburgh | View on map
1923 (Circa) - 1924 (Circa)

Studio located at Studio, North Young Street Lane Edinburgh | View on map
p. 1205 Listed under Sculptors

Studio located at Dean Studios Belford Road Edinburgh | View on map
1916 - 1923
4 Belford Rd

Studio located at 4 Belford Road Edinburgh | View on map
1922 (Circa) - 1924 (Circa)

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at The Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Sixth, 1922
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Third, 1929
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Eighty-Ninth, 1915
'Sketch of a donkey'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-First, 1917
'Boyhood '

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Third, 1919
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Fourth, 1920
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Fifth, 1921
'A Crimean veteran'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Seventh, 1923
'Portrait bust'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Eighth, 1924
'T. J. B. '

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Ninth, 1925
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundredth - Centenary Exhibition, 1926
'Athlete'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-First, 1927
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Second, 1928
'Study of a goat'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Fourth, 1930
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The One-Hundred-and-Fifth, 1931
'Echo'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninetieth, 1916
'Study of a boy's head'

Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Sixty-Second Annual Exhibition, 1923
'Study of a Young Man's Head'

Exhibited at The 1922 Group Exhibition (New Gallery, Edinburgh), 1924

Institutional and Business Connections

Assistant teacher of modeling at The Edinburgh College of Art
1914 - 1921
asistant teacher to Evening Class and Teacher of Modelling to students of Architecture.

Associate member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1923 - 1930
Died in 1930.

Elected ARSA The Royal Scottish Academy
1927

Member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1920 - 1930
Died in 1930.

Teacher of sculpture at The Edinburgh College of Art
1921

Personal and Professional Connections

Collaborated with Douglas Strachan
1922

Nominated by Percival (Percy) Herbert Portsmouth
1920
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors

Nominated by William Birnie Rhind
1920
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors

Descriptions of Practice

Listed under Sculptors Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1920-1921
p. 860

Listed under Sculptors Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1930-1931
p. 1205 Listed under Sculptors

Sources

Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1920-1921
1920
p. 860

Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1930-1931
1930
p. 1205 Listed under Sculptors

List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors
2008

Prospectus of the Edinburgh College of Art, Session 1914 - 1915
1914 (Circa)
p. 8

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council and Accounts For the Year ending 21 December 1920. To be Presented at the Seventeenth Ordinary General Meeting, 1920
1920
<p>p. 5.</p>

The Edinburgh College of Art Report by the Board of Management for the session 1920 -1921
1921
p. 8

The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989. Volume 2, E-K. A Dictionary of Exhibitors at the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1991 The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989
1991
p. 70

The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990: A dictionary of artists and their work in the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Scottish Academy. Volume 2, E-K
1991
p. 80