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An architectural carver and modeller, he worked on some of the most important
American-style buildings in Glasgow during the inter-war years, collaborating with
architect
James Miller
, carvers
Holmes & Jackson
and sculptor
Gilbert Bayes
on the designs for their ornament.
He designed the decorative details on the former Union Bank of Scotland, 110-20
St Vincent Street (1924-7), carved by
Holmes & Jackson
, and the Prudential Building,
28-36 Renfield Street (1929-30).
In 1934, he carved the Classical reliefs on
Miller
's Commercial (later Royal) Bank of Scotland,
30 Bothwell Street.
Modelled by
Gilbert Bayes
, these represent The Qualities of Man in Modern Society:
Commerce, Contentment, Industry, Justice, Prudence and
Wisdom.
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