| Description | Diaries of Eric Gill. , 1898 (fiche 1-19), 1899 (19-25), 1900 (26-37), 1902 (37-49), 1903 (49-65), 1904 (65-67), 1905 (67-73), 1906 (73-94), 1907 (94-113), 1908 (113-125), 1910 (125-145), 1911 ( 145-163), 1912 (163-183), 1913 (183-203), 1914 (203-222), 1915 (222-242), 1916 (242-262), 1917 (262-281), 1918 (281-287), 1919 (287-290), 1920 (290-294), 1921 (295-299), 1922 (299-302), 1923 (302-305), 1924 (305-309), 1925 (309-312), 1926 (312-317), 1927 (317-322), 1928 (322-326), 1929 (326-332), 1930 (332-336), 1931 (336-340), 1932 (340-344), 1933 (344-349), 1934 (349-354), 1935 (354-358), 1936 (358-363), 1937 (364-366), 1938 (367-370), 1939 (370-375), 1940 (375-379). |
| Administrative History | Eric Gill was born in 1882 in Brighton. He studied decorative lettering at Chichester Tech and Art School for two years, before being articled to an architect in 1899. In 1902, he began letter carving after attending the Central School of Art in his spare time, under Edward Johnston. Gill worked as a carver of tombstones until 1910, during which time he gained experience of stone cutting and masonry. From 1906 he began his first wood engravings and by 1909, he was producing figurative sculpture. He first came to public notice with 'Mother and Child' in 1912. Between 1914 and 1918, Gill worked on the Westminster Cathedral stations of the cross, some of his most famous works. During the 1920s and 1930s, Gill helped make Hoptonwood stone fashionable with the English art scene. In 1931, he completed the sculpture 'Prospero and Ariel' for Broadcasting House, the home of the BBC in London. Eric Gill was best known for his vivid wood engravings of religious subjects, but he also invented a number of type faces, including the Gill Sans serif. He illustrated over 130 books and produced over a thousand engravings. Eric Gill died in Uxbridge in 1940. |