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Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)

William Reid Dick (1878–1961)

Museum of Freemasonry

Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)
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A bronzed plaster bust of Thomas Smith Tait, a Scottish architect who trained at the Glasgow School of Art. Most of Tait’s work was executed when working for John Burnet & Son, or as a partner in Sir John Burnet & Partners, later Burnet, Tait & Lorne. He designed buildings in a distinct Art Deco style, including the pylons on Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Daily Telegraph building (constructed between 1927 and 1928) on Fleet Street, London, and the Unilever Building (constructed between 1930 and 1933) at Blackfriars, London. Tait earned acclaim for his work on the Royal Masonic Hospital at Ravenscourt, London and won a RIBA Gold award for its design 1933.

Museum of Freemasonry

London

Title

Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954)

Date

1925

Medium

plaster

Measurements

H 32 x W 18 x D 22 cm;
Plinth: H 17 x W 14.3 x D 14.3 cm

Accession number

AUKT4

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Royal Masonic Hospital; entered the Library and Museum collection after the hospital's closure, 2000

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

left collar: 1925 Reid-Dick ARA

Inscription description

right collar: TAIT

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Museum of Freemasonry

Freemasons' Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London, Greater London WC2B 5AZ England

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William Reid Dick

1878–1961

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