“Masterpieces from the Tate collection, including The Rock Drill – an icon of 20th century sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein which expresses his revulsion at the carnage of the first world war – will be loaned to regional museums through a scheme funded by a £440,000 heritage lottery grant announced yesterday… The loans project, launched in 2000 on a modest budget, has been a spectacular success and resulted in some exhibitions in the regions – notably one on Constable in Sheffield – which were more admired by critics than major exhibitions at Tate Britain.”