William Birnie Rhind

William Birnie Rhind

William Birnie Rhind RSA (1853-1933) was a Scottish sculptor.

Rhind was born in Edinburgh as the eldest son of sculptor John Rhind, and the elder brother of J. Massey Rhind. The two brothers set up a studio in Glasgow in 1885, then Birnie moved to Edinburgh, and his brother went to Paris, then permanently to America in 1889, despite the warnings of their father.

Architectural Sculpture

* allegorical figures on Charing Cross Mansions, Glasgow, 1889-1891
* "Apollo Group", sculpture on the former Sun Life Building, Glasgow, 1889-1894
* the seated figure of "Science" on the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 1898
* the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, 1898
* the Scotsman Building, Edinburgh, 1900
* figures and panel on the former National Bank of Scotland, Glasgow, 1902-1903
* "The River Mersey", "Navigation", and "Commerce", with sculptor Edward O.Griffith, formerly on the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, 1905-1906
* "Science" on the Armstrong Building, Newcastle, 1906
* Ashton Building at the University of Liverpool, 1912-1914


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