Gabriel Ellison (1930 – 18 July 2017) was a Zambian artist, best known for assisting in designing the

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, and for designing many of Zambia's stamps from the 1960s to 1980s when she was head of the

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, Zambia (formerly

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). Her design work included oils, acrylics, watercolours, tempera and three dimension forms. When creating sculptures, she used resin bronze and terracotta. Ellison was a fellow member of the

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, British Display Society and the Chartered Society of designers. She was honoured by both the British and Zambian Governments for her work in the arts. The British Government awarded her the MBE and The Zambian Government awarded her the Grand Officer of Distinguished Service. Ellison died aged 87, on 18 July 2017.Gabriel Ellison, the woman who assisted in designing the national flag died this week
''Lusaka Times'', 21 July 2017.

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Gabriel Ellison, 1930-2017
1930 births 2017 deaths Zambian people of English descent Zambian artists Flag designers People from Lusaka White Zambian people Zambian children's writers {{Zambia-writer-stub