Donald Gilbert (1900–1961), named Hubert Donald Macgeoch Gilbert at birth, was an English sculptor and modeller.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. He studied at prestigious art schools in

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and

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before beginning his career. He did works under his own name, such as commissions for the Adelphi building in

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. He also

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with his father,

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, a sculptor at H.H. Martyn.

Personal life and studies

Gilbert was born in Burcot, Worcestershire in 1900 and as a child studied at

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. Aside from studies in Florence and Rome, Gilbert studied at the Birmingham Central School of Art, the

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and the

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, where he was a silver and bronze medalist. In 1927 he was highly commended in the

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final competition. Gilbert, who worked under his full name, became a member of

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in 1937. He exhibited at

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, Royal Society of Artists Birmingham,

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and

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in Liverpool.

Works

Gilbert's works include decorative and animal

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, portrait busts,

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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.

Works with Walter Gilbert

It was in around 1922 that Gilbert worked as a modeller and worked with his father,

References

External links

Donald Gilbert pottery

'Aviator' sculpture
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Donald English sculptors English male sculptors Modern sculptors 1900 births 1961 deaths 20th-century British sculptors 19th-century British sculptors 19th-century British male artists

Personal life and studies

Works

Works with Walter Gilbert

See also

References

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