Eric Schilsky, RA (born Eric Clare Telford Schilsky; October 1898 in

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, England; died 29 March 1974,

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) was a

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. Schooled in Geneva, and at the

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in Paris, he studied sculpture under Havard Thomas, at

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(1914–19) (interrupted by

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service). He was married to the painter

Victorine Foot Victorine Anne Foot (1 May 1920 – 2000) was a British artist who worked in oils, watercolours and pastels. Foot is best known for her work during World War II on military camouflage and for her post-war career as an artist and teacher in Sco ...

Résumé

*Sculptor and lecturer,

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(1930s-1950s) and subsequently the

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(1950s-1970s) *Elected

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: 25 April 1957 *Elected RA: 26 April 1968 *Elected Senior RA: 31 December 1973

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* 1898 births 1974 deaths Royal Academicians English sculptors English male sculptors British modern sculptors Edinburgh College of Art 20th-century British sculptors Military personnel from Southampton British military personnel of World War I {{UK-sculptor-stub