Thomas Woolner, R.A., sculptor and poet; his life in letters (1917)
Woolner, Thomas, 1825-1892, Woolner, Amy · New York : E.P. Dutton and company · leaf 424
traits were Sir John Simon, and Professor Huxley, whogave Woolner sittings for the bust he modelled in Juneof 1877. In 1877 Woolner was elected Professor of Sculpture atthe Royal Academy—he resigned the position in 1879,never having given any lectures. He used to say he wasthe best professor there… … THE WATER LILY, 1884 [To face page 300. HIS LIFE IN LETTERS 307 the lectures he did write, one is called Introduction,one is on Conception and one on Finishing ; theywere technical lectures suitable for students, it is to beregretted they were never given. Woolner taught in theAcademy Schools; his…
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