Schotz became a full-time sculptor in 1923. An important early patron was the Dundee art collector William Boyd, thanks to whose influence both Dundee Dental School and Dundee Art Galleries & Museums hold pieces by him.[3] From this point onwards his reputation grew and he became a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy, head of sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art (a post he held from 1938 until his retirement in 1961), and eventually was appointed the Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland in 1963. His pupils included the artists Hannah Frank, Stewart Bowman Johnson and Inge King (née Neufeld).
His homes at West Campbell Street and later Kirklee Road were a focus for meetings of artists, writers, actors and politicians. He was a member of Glasgow Art Club.[4] He helped refugees including Jankel Adler and Josef Herman.
He was a committed Zionist, and also proud of his adopted Scotland. He worked until a few weeks before his death at the age of 93. He was buried in Jerusalem.
He was made a Freeman of the City of Glasgow in 1981. In that year, Gordon Wright published his autobiography, Bronze in My Blood.
Work
During his career, Schotz produced several hundred portraits and compositions including figure compositions, religious sculptures, semi-abstracts and modelled portraits. His bust of James Maxton is on public display at the Maxton remembrance garden in Barrhead near Paisley. Other publicly accessible work includes:
Memorial to Provost John Jarvie of Kilsyth, first freeman of the burgh, commissioned in 1954 is a portrait in relief and can be seen in John Jarvie Square, off East Burnside Street, Kilsyth.[5]
eleven foot high sculpture 'The Window on the World', Vale of Leven Academy Alexandria.
The majority of these works were all in Glasgow and the surrounding area. He was responsible for the repair on the bridge sculpture at Kelvingrove Park beside the now refurbished art gallery and museum.
Although Benno Schotz is frequently referred to as an Estonian sculptor, all his professional life was in Scotland. He became a naturalised British subject in 1930. He became a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy, 1937. He headed the Sculpture and Ceramics dept. of the Glasgow School of Art from 1938 until his retirement in 1960. His active life as a sculptor continued thereafter with renewed vigor and he created his most ambitious and monumental works over the next 20 years. In 1963, he was appointed The Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland, a member of the Royal household. A major retrospective exhibition of his works (1971) was held at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. His interest in the drawing of trees developed, the drawings becoming more and more complex and abstract. He mounted a successful exhibition of Sculptures and Related Drawings in Glasgow (1961). His last sculpture was executed less than six weeks before his death, aged 93. He was Life-President of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Honors include: Freedom of the City of Glasgow; Honorary Fellow of The Hebrew University; Honorary LL.D, Strathclyde University; Honorary Member of the British Society of British Sculptors; Honorary Member of the Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland. Source: his daughter, Mrs. S. C. Crome, and son, Mr. A. M Schotz.
Books
Schotz, Benno (1981). Bronze in my blood : the memoirs of Benno Schotz. Edinburgh, Scotland: G. Wright Pub. ISBN9780903065375.
^"This year the Glasgow sculptor Benno Schotz celebrates his 93rd birthday". Scottish Field. Holmes McDougall. 130: 4. 1984. LCCN 51031311.
^Manz, S. & Panayi, P. (2013) Refugees and Cultural Transfer to Britain page 56 Routledge. ISBN1317965930 Retrieved March 2015
^ ab"DENTAL HOSPITAL BENEFACTRESS", Dundee Courier, p. 5, 19 September 1936
^Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951 Retrieved 17 August 2011
^. Kilsyth Community Council. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^"Keir Hardie bust goes on display in Glasgow". The Scotsman. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
Further reading
Jonathan Blackwood, "Benno Schotz: Unknown Estonian Sculptor", kunst.ee. Autumn 2007, Tallinn
Benno Schotz, Bronze In My Blood (Edinburgh: Gordon Wright, 1981)
Hugh T. Stevenson, "Schotz, Benno (1891–1984)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 29 July 2007
External links
Media related to Benno Schotz at Wikimedia Commons
August 19, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Benno Schotz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Benno Schotz 28 August 1891 11 October 1984 was an Estonian born Scottish sculptor and one of twentieth century Scotland s leading artists Benno SchotzBenno Schotz in 1949 taken by Lida MoserBorn 1891 08 28 28 August 1891Arensburg Livonia Russian EmpireDied11 October 1984 1984 10 11 aged 93 Glasgow ScotlandResting placeJerusalemEducationRoyal Technical College Glasgow School of ArtKnown forSculptor Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Artistic career 2 Work 3 Books 4 Gallery 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Schotz was the youngest of six children of Jewish parents Jacob Schotz a watchmaker and Cherna Tischa Abramovitch 1 He was educated at the Boys Grammar School of Parnu Estonia Later he studied at the Grossherzogliche Technische Hochschule in Darmstadt Germany In 1912 he immigrated to Glasgow where he gained an engineering diploma from the Royal Technical College From 1914 to 1923 he worked in the drawing office of John Brown amp Company a Clydebank shipbuilders while attending evening classes in sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art 2 Artistic career Edit Schotz became a full time sculptor in 1923 An important early patron was the Dundee art collector William Boyd thanks to whose influence both Dundee Dental School and Dundee Art Galleries amp Museums hold pieces by him 3 From this point onwards his reputation grew and he became a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy head of sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art a post he held from 1938 until his retirement in 1961 and eventually was appointed the Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland in 1963 His pupils included the artists Hannah Frank Stewart Bowman Johnson and Inge King nee Neufeld His homes at West Campbell Street and later Kirklee Road were a focus for meetings of artists writers actors and politicians He was a member of Glasgow Art Club 4 He helped refugees including Jankel Adler and Josef Herman He was a committed Zionist and also proud of his adopted Scotland He worked until a few weeks before his death at the age of 93 He was buried in Jerusalem He was made a Freeman of the City of Glasgow in 1981 In that year Gordon Wright published his autobiography Bronze in My Blood Work EditDuring his career Schotz produced several hundred portraits and compositions including figure compositions religious sculptures semi abstracts and modelled portraits His bust of James Maxton is on public display at the Maxton remembrance garden in Barrhead near Paisley Other publicly accessible work includes Memorial to Provost John Jarvie of Kilsyth first freeman of the burgh commissioned in 1954 is a portrait in relief and can be seen in John Jarvie Square off East Burnside Street Kilsyth 5 The Psalmist 1974 in the T J Honeyman Memorial Garden of Kelvingrove Park the Joseph Black Memorial 1953 at the University of Glasgow the statues of Saints Margaret and Ninian on the front of the 1929 31 former Bank of Scotland building on Sauchiehall St the Painting and Sculpture reliefs on the Mercat Building 1928 29 and the Stations of the Cross sculptures in St Charles Parish Church North Kelvinside the Crucifix in St Columba s Church Woodside Glasgow Ex Terra in Glenrothes town centre next to the bus station bust of James Pittendrigh Macgillivray Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1924 busts of William Boyd Mrs William Rettie and William Tattersall in Dundee Dental Hospital amp School University of Dundee 3 a bust of William Boyd s daughter Joan at The McManus Dundee s Art Gallery amp Museum bust of Keir Hardie People s Palace Glasgow 6 eleven foot high sculpture The Window on the World Vale of Leven Academy Alexandria The majority of these works were all in Glasgow and the surrounding area He was responsible for the repair on the bridge sculpture at Kelvingrove Park beside the now refurbished art gallery and museum Although Benno Schotz is frequently referred to as an Estonian sculptor all his professional life was in Scotland He became a naturalised British subject in 1930 He became a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy 1937 He headed the Sculpture and Ceramics dept of the Glasgow School of Art from 1938 until his retirement in 1960 His active life as a sculptor continued thereafter with renewed vigor and he created his most ambitious and monumental works over the next 20 years In 1963 he was appointed The Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland a member of the Royal household A major retrospective exhibition of his works 1971 was held at the Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh His interest in the drawing of trees developed the drawings becoming more and more complex and abstract He mounted a successful exhibition of Sculptures and Related Drawings in Glasgow 1961 His last sculpture was executed less than six weeks before his death aged 93 He was Life President of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Honors include Freedom of the City of Glasgow Honorary Fellow of The Hebrew University Honorary LL D Strathclyde University Honorary Member of the British Society of British Sculptors Honorary Member of the Royal Institute of Architects in Scotland Source his daughter Mrs S C Crome and son Mr A M Schotz Books EditSchotz Benno 1981 Bronze in my blood the memoirs of Benno Schotz Edinburgh Scotland G Wright Pub ISBN 9780903065375 Gallery Edit Alexander Reid 1927 Ex Terra 2010 The Psalmist 1974 Kelvingrove Park Glasgow Scotland Joan 1933 the McManus Dundee Keir Hardie Peoples Palace GlasgowReferences Edit This year the Glasgow sculptor Benno Schotz celebrates his 93rd birthday Scottish Field Holmes McDougall 130 4 1984 LCCN 51031311 Manz S amp Panayi P 2013 Refugees and Cultural Transfer to Britain page 56 Routledge ISBN 1317965930 Retrieved March 2015 a b DENTAL HOSPITAL BENEFACTRESS Dundee Courier p 5 19 September 1936 Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain amp Ireland 1851 1951 Retrieved 17 August 2011 Kilsyth Today Kilsyth Community Council Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 January 2014 Keir Hardie bust goes on display in Glasgow The Scotsman JPIMedia Publishing Ltd 30 September 2015 Retrieved 22 February 2023 Further reading EditJonathan Blackwood Benno Schotz Unknown Estonian Sculptor kunst ee Autumn 2007 Tallinn Benno Schotz Bronze In My Blood Edinburgh Gordon Wright 1981 Hugh T Stevenson Schotz Benno 1891 1984 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 29 July 2007External links Edit Media related to Benno Schotz at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benno Schotz amp oldid 1158322125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
