Sculpture, 1949-1969 and undated
Scope and Contents note
Photographs and reproductions of models for and finished sculpture by Eric Gill. Includes Adam and Eve, Ariel piping to the children, Blessed Virgin and Child, Caryatid, Christ expelling the money changers (model for Leeds University War Memorial), League of Nations Creation, Mulier, Prospero and Ariel, St. John Bosco and Sundial. Shots include works in process, completed and in situ.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1969 and undated
Creator
- From the Collection: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Organization)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 6 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General note
Several reproductions of the Gill sculpture were sent by J. Schwartz July, 1953. Sculpture pieces Adam and Eve, Caryatid, Christ expelling the money changers, St. John Bosco and Sundial are held at the Clark. The Mulier sculpture is owned by the Clark but is sited at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). See also: Box 8 - Personal papers series, Biographical and interview items subseries, Autobiography - corrected proofs and typescript for reproductions of the Deposition scultpure in black hopton-wood stone; Subseries 1. People, for a photograph of the Gill family standing in front of the Mulier sculpture at the Gill's home in Ditchling; Printed material series, Ephemera subseries, 1969 for photographic postcards of the Guildford Cathedral, the Eastern sculpture designed by Gill and the Chapel of St. George and the English Martyrs, Westminster Catherdral, London.
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository