Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1303: The Holy Face Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Holy Face (Eric Gill) , 1943.1303,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/311257. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1303 People Eric Gill, British (Brighton, England 1882 - 1940 Harefield, England) Title The Holy Face Other Titles Alternate Title: Head of Christ Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 1917 Places Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/311257 Physical Descriptions Medium Stone relief Technique Carved Dimensions 55.56 x 38.74 x 4.13 cm (21 7/8 x 15 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: on verso: E.G. 1917 inscription: lower front: Pastor/Est tui Dominus Provenance Recorded Ownership History Eric Gill, sold; to Douglas Pepler, Ditchling, England, 1917, sold; to Thomas Shove, Ditchling, England, 1920, to; [Goupil Gallery, London, England], 1928, sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Copyright © Estate of Eric Gill / Bridgeman Images Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1303 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Margaret Smith, Eric Gill: The Cell of Good Living, brochure, Houghton Library (Cambridge, MA, 1994), in exhibition checklist Judith Collins, Eric Gill: The Sculpture: A Catalogue Raisonne, Herbert Press (London, England, 1998), cat. 67, p. 41 and p. 99 Exhibition History Eric Gill: The Cell of Good Living, Houghton Library, Cambridge, 04/13/1994 - 06/03/1994 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
