Ernest Gillick

Gillick's cenotaph in Glasgow

Ernest Gillick (1874, Bradford, England - 1951) was a British sculptor.

Gillick studied at the Nottingham School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. His first important commission was for the figures of J.M.W. Turner and Richard Cosway for the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901.

Gillick was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and worked frequently as a medalist, as did his wife, Mary Tutin, whom he married in 1905. Among his designs was the Polar Medal of 1904.

Other work includes:

• the World War I Cenotaph at George Square in Glasgow, 1921-1924
• a sculptural group of Henry VII at Bosworth Field for the City Hall, Cardiff
• an allegorical group for the National Westminster Bank building in Princes Street, London of 1931-1932, notable for figures of Lower Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, in which the latter figure holds a sculpted magic square
• Monument to the Missing, Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France
• Statue of Sir Francis Powell in Mesnes Park, Wigan

References

• "Ernest Gillick (1874-1951)". http://www.glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=gillick_e#. Retrieved 2006-10-27. 

External links

• The Cenotaph by Ernest Gillick, Glasgow, Scotland
• Ex Tenebris Lux by Ernest Gillick, Christchurch, New Zealand