Eric Gill

Joe Cribb, Ruth Cribb

ISBN 10: 0714118192 / ISBN 13: 9780714118192

Published by British Museum Press, GB, 2011

About this Item

Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth century's most controversial artists. This illustrated introduction focuses on the clarity of Gill's drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches. Like all modernists of the early twentieth-century, he used stylised form, explicit sexuality and the influence of other cultures to position himself at the forefront of the avant-garde. An outsider and a radical, Gill nevertheless became one the establishment's favourite artists, with his patrons including the Catholic Church, the Lord Chancellor's office, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Mint, the London Underground, the BBC, the Post Office and the League of Nations. The authors illuminate here the quality, complexities and contradictions of Gill's fascinating life and art.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eric Gill
• Publisher: British Museum Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714118192
• ISBN 13: 9780714118192
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 330 grams

About this title

Synopsis

A fascinating visual survey of Gill’s creativity and enduring legacy. Written by two experts on Eric Gill.

About the Author

Ruth Cribb is an exhibition coordinator at the Victoria and Albert Museum and is writing her PhD thesis on Eric Gill’s working practices at the University of Brighton.

Joe Cribb is a specialist in the monetary history of Asia. He worked as a curator of Asian currencies at the British Museum for 40 years before retiring in 2010 as the Keeper of Coins and Medals. In 2021 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Numismatics in the School of History and Culture at Hebei Normal University. He has authored and edited books on Chinese, Indonesian and Central and South Asian currencies and history, and introductory books on coins and many articles on Asian coins and numismatic practice.