St Christopher, Daily Herald Order of Industrial Heroism, by Eric Gill

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Gill, Eric (printmaker) British artist, 1882-1940. St. Dominic's Press (publisher). Part of the Daily Herald Order of Industrial Heroism, printed from five blocks, 1923. This print was subsequently used for illustration on page 35 of Wood-Engravings, No. 44 of the publications of the St. Dominic's Press, Ditchling, Sussex, 1924. Wood engraving, black carbon ink, red ink, on Japanese paper, sheet height 246 mm, sheet width 227 mm, 1923.

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St Christopher. Daily Herald Order of Industrial Heroism. Gill, Eric (printmaker) British artist, 1882-1940. St. Dominic's Press (publisher). Part of the Daily Herald Order of Industrial Heroism, printed from five blocks, 1923. This print was subsequently used for illustration on page 35 of Wood-Engravings, No. 44 of the publications of the St. Dominic's Press, Ditchling, Sussex, 1924. Wood engraving, black carbon ink, red ink, on Japanese paper, sheet height 246 mm, sheet width 227 mm, 1923.

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Accession Number: P.80-1948
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Photographer name: Andrew Norman
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Captured: 2011:01:17 11:25:04

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