Papers, 1888-1940.

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Papers, 1888-1940.

Collection consists of diaries, correspondence, original artwork, and business papers related to the life and career of engraver Eric Gill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7415265

University of California, Los Angeles

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Gill, Eric, 1882-1940

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English sculptor and engraver. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, best known as Eric Gill, was born in Brighton, Sussex on February 22, 1882 to minister Arthur Tidman Gill and light-opera singer (Cicely) Rose King. They moved to Chichester in 1897, where Gill studied at the Chichester Technical and Art School (1897-1900). In 1900, Gill moved to London to study architecture under William Douglas Caröe, taking classes in practical masonry at Westminster Institute and in lettering and illumination at the Ce...