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Gibbs, Evelyn May, 1905-1991 (British painter and engraver)

 Person

Biography/Historical Note

British etcher, engraver and painter, Gibbs studied at the Liverpool School of Art and at the Royal College of Art. She won the Rome Scholarship in Engraving at the British School in 1928, and spent two years working in Italy. On return to England, Gibbs took an active role in teaching, especially with children, which led to her publicaiton on the matter: 'The Teaching of Art in Schools' (1934). After the War, Gibbs moved to Nottingham where she developed her craft and continued teaching with the Midlands Group of Artists, a group full with Goldsmiths alumni.

Nationality

English.

Education

Liverpool School of Art, 1922-1926; Royal College of Art, 1926-1929.

Role within the BSR

Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1929-1931.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Artworks by Evelyn Gibbs, 1928 - 1931

 Series/Portfolio

Artworks by Evelyn Gibbs, 1928 - 1931

Reference number: SCH-PRI/194-213/445
Scope and Contents

Prints executed by Evelyn Gibbs, Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1929-1931.

Dates: Date Range Of Artworks: 1928 - 1931

Gibbs, Evelyn May, 1929 - 1931

 File

Gibbs, Evelyn May, 1929 - 1931

Reference number: AR-01.02.03/058.10
Scope and Contents Documents from this file include: application form; letter of communication of the award of the Rome Scholarship; financial arrangements; second year scholarship renewal letter; application for the renewal of the scholarship for a third year; correspondence between Mr. Campbell Dodgson (Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum) concerning the sale of a landscape etching (1931); third year scholarship rejection letter; newspaper cuttings (1947; 1954); correspondence between Gibbs and...
Dates: Academic Year: 1929 - 1931