Camera Interviews - Mr William Reid Dick . . The Sculptor (1926)

“We found Mr Dick hard at work on the giant Lion which he was making for the great Menin Gate War Memorial.“ L/S of William Reid Dick, the famous sculptor, standing in front of a very large statue of a lion. He steps up close to the lion and works on its mane. C/U of Mr Dick at work on the head. L/S of Mr Dick examining a small model of the lion. C/U of him looking at it intently. “But, although Mr Dick has made many famous memorials such as the Kitchener Memorial for St Pauls, the Bronze Eagle for the . Memorial and others, a little change is always welcome...“ C/U of Dick working on a lifesize model of the head of a young toddler. The child sits in a high chair as the famous sculptor works on the likeness. The sculptor laughs at his subject who is wiggling his or her feet around. C/U of the child. It points at the camera. “And when the last bit of plaster mould is chipped off...“ C/U of plaster being chipped off to reveal sculpture underneath. “There is a great deal of satisfaction