Eric Gill
Eric Gill
Arthur Eric Rowton Gillwas an English sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. He is a controversial figure, with his well-known religious views and subject matter generally viewed as being at odds with his sexual behaviour, including his erotic art...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSculptor
Date of Birth22 February 1882
art skills firsts
Art is skill, that is the first meaning of the word.
real bridges iron
Culture is a sham if it is only a sort of Gothic front put on an iron building -- like Tower Bridge -- or a classical front put on a steel frame -- like the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street. Culture, if it is to be a real thing and a holy thing, must be the product of what we actually do for a living -- not something added, like sugar on a pill.