Donald Gilbert
Donald Gilbert | |
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Royal Academy and in Rome and Florence | |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Awards | Royal Academy silver and bronze medals |
Donald Gilbert (1900–1961), named Hubert Donald Macgeoch Gilbert at birth, was an English sculptor and modeller.
Personal life and studies
Gilbert was born in Burcot, Worcestershire in 1900 and as a child studied at Rugby School.[1]
Aside from studies in Florence and Rome, Gilbert studied at the
Gilbert, who worked under his full name, became a member of
Works
Gilbert's works include decorative and animal sculpture, portrait busts, pottery and sculptural works that he collaborated on with his father at H.H. Marten. He designed pottery for Ashtead Potters and Bourne Denby Pottery. One of his most notable works was a carving for London's Adelphi Building.[1]
| Work | Image | Location | Notes and References |
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| Adelphi Building | The Strand, London | This building has an exterior sculpture by Gilbert.[2] | |
| Edward Elgar | Guildhall, Worcester | ||
| John Logie Baird | 
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National Portrait Gallery, London | The bronze bust was made in 1943 |
| Sir Henry Wood | 
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Queen's Hall, Langham Place, London | The bust of Wood was unveiled in 1938 by Sir Walford Davies as part of the celebration of Wood's fifty years as a conductor. It is one of a few pieces of art that survived the hall's destruction during World War II.[3] |
| Sir Henry Wood | Royal Albert Hall, London | A bronze bust of Wood, belonging to the BBC Proms season.[4]
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| Memorial to Walter Gilbert and Louis Weingartner | Hanbury Church, Hanbury, Worcestershire | ||
| Stocks-Masseys at Towneley Hall | Burnley, Lancashire | ||
| Walter Gilbert | Hartlebury, Worcestershire
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Gilbert's bust of his father resides at the Hartlebury Museum. | |
| Winifred Spooner | A bronze bust of pilot Winifred Spooner unveiled on 30 May 1934 by Lindsay Everard MP at the headquarters of the Women’s Automobile and Sports Association, presented by an anonymous donor.[5] |
Works with Walter Gilbert
It was in around 1922 that Gilbert worked as a modeller and worked with his father, Walter Gilbert.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Medhurt, Phillip. Hubert Donald Macgeoch Gilbert. Works Arranged and Executed by Walter Gilbert in association with Louis Weingartner and Donald Gilbert. Archive.org. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Adelphi Building. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Elkin, Robert (1946). Royal Philharmonic. London: Rider. p. 20. OCLC 3141945.
- ^ Sir Henry Wood Collection. Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "The Woman Engineer". www2.theiet.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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