London, May Jacob Epstein, the sculptor whose works have always caused consider-fable controversy in the world. of fort, has written to the Royal Academy requesting that his nai be withdrawn from the list of eat didates for membership.
This action is the result of the 1 usual of the President of the Academy, Sir William Llewellyn, to sign an appeal for the preservation of eighteen statues executed by. Epstein,
suitable" from the headquarters of eto be removed as "un: the British Medical Association, Mr. Epstein was commissioned in 1907 to execute the statues and when they were completed, his work was attacked by various religious bodies Jand newspapers but was defended by "The Times:
In an interview to-day, the sculp-for declared that his name was put up for membership to. the Royal Academy ten years ago, but that he had never given it a thought until the Council of the Academy a nounced, that it was no business of theirs whether' the statues at the British Medical Association" were pulled down or not.
When he realized that their inten-were not to foster art oF artists, Mr. Epstein stated, he felt that "he should dissociate himself from them entirely—Reuter.
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