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Art is that work and that way of working…, undated

 File — Box: Gill art 19
Identifier: CEG1614

Scope and Contents

Broadside poster with text from the essay “Idiocy or Ill Will” by Gill.Printed for B.W by the Monotype Corporation Limited. Text reads, “Art is that work and that way of working in which man uses his free will / A civilization based upon the doctrine of Free Will naturally and inevitably produces artists / In such a civilization all men are artists and so there is no need to talk about it.” Text printed in Perpetua. Signed toward the bottom: “Inscribed in homage to Dr Lawrence Clark Powell, whose vision secured to scholars for all time to come the treasury of Gill source-material in the William Andrews Clark Library in Los Angeles.” Partially attached to a mounting board.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Access to Collection

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

Extent

From the Item: 56 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Item: English

Physical Description

11 ¼ x 17 ½”

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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