Eric Gill (1882-1940) was a english sculptor and engraver.

Short Biography:

He designed the typefaces Perpetua in 1925 and Gill Sans (without serifs) in 1927, and created monumental stone sculptures with clean, simplified outlines, such as Prospero and Ariel 1929-1931 (on Broadcasting House, London).

He studied lettering at the Central School of Art in London under Edward Johnston, and began his career carving inscriptions for tombstones. Gill was a leader in the revival of interest in the craft of lettering and book design.

Why is Eric Gill famous?

Eric Gill was a British sculptor, typeface designer, printmaker and was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.


Life in Brief:

- Being born on Feb 22, Eric was a Pisces.
- his ethnicity: White.
- his mother's name: Cicely Rose King Gill.
- his father's name: Arthur Tidman Gill.
- Brothers : Cecil Ernest Gaspar Gill, Kenneth Gill, Vernon Gill, Evan R. Gill, MacDonald Gill.
- Sisters : Angela, Gladys, Enid Clay, Cicely.

Eric Gill had studied at Technical and Art School, Chichester, England and then he attended the Calligraphy, Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England (in 1902).

Eric dated Mary Gill (wife).

He died on Sunday, November 17, 1940, in Uxbridge; cause of death: complications of surgery.

Famous Why : Typographer.



Eric Gill Lists

	1882 births
	1940 deaths
	British architectural sculptors
	British sculptors
	British graphic designers
	People from Brighton
	Converts to Roman Catholicism
	English Roman Catholics
	Typographers
	Communication design
	Graphic designers
	Stamp designers
	British pacifists
	Alumni of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
	Arts and Crafts Movement
	Monumental masons

 

Eric Gill Movies
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Eric Gill Filmography

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Tags: sculptor, engraver, printmaker

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Category: Artists  - ( Artists Archive)

Date Added: 03 April '12

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