Donald Gilbert

Donald Gilbert
Troon War Memorial
Born	Hubert Donald Macgeoch Gilbert 1900 Burcot, Worcestershire
Died	1961
Nationality	English
Education	Birmingham Central School of Art, the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy and in Rome and Florence
Known for	Sculpture
Awards	Royal Academy silver and bronze medals

Donald Gilbert (1900–1961), named Hubert Donald Macgeoch Gilbert at birth, was an English sculptor and modeller.[1] He studied at prestigious art schools in England, Rome and Florence before beginning his career. He did works under his own name, such as commissions for the Adelphi building in London. He also collaborated with his father, Walter Gilbert, a sculptor at H.H. Martyn & Co..

Personal life and studies

Gilbert was born in Burcot, Worcestershire in 1900 and as a child studied at Rugby School.[1]

Aside from studies in Florence and Rome, Gilbert studied at the Birmingham Central School of Art, the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy, where he was a silver and bronze medalist. In 1927 he was highly commended in the British Prix de Rome final competition.[1]

Gilbert, who worked under his full name, became a member of Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1937. He exhibited at Chenil Galleries, Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Society of Artists Birmingham, Royal Academy, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Scottish Academy and Walker Gallery in Liverpool.[1]

Works

Gilbert's works include decorative and animal sculpture, portrait busts, pottery and sculptural works that he collaborated on with his father at H.H. Marten. He designed pottery for Ashtead Potters and Bourne Denby Pottery. One of his most notable works was a carving for London's Adelphi Building.[1]

Work	Image	Location	Notes and References
Adelphi Building		The Strand, London	This building has an exterior sculpture by Gilbert.[2]
Edward Elgar		Guildhall, Worcester
John Logie Baird		National Portrait Gallery, London	The bronze bust was made in 1943
Sir Henry Wood		Queen's Hall, Langham Place, London	The bust of Wood was unveiled in 1938 by Sir Walford Davies as part of the celebration of Wood's fifty years as a conductor. It is one of a few pieces of art that survived the hall's destruction during World War II.[3]
Sir Henry Wood		Royal Albert Hall, London	A bronze bust of Wood, belonging to the Royal Academy of Music, is placed in front of the Organ for the entire BBC Proms season.[4]
Memorial to Walter Gilbert and Louis Weingartner		Hanbury Church, Hanbury, Worcestershire
Stocks-Masseys at Towneley Hall		Burnley, Lancashire
Walter Gilbert		Hartlebury, Worcestershire	Gilbert's bust of his father resides at the Hartlebury Museum.
Winifred Spooner			A bronze bust of pilot Winifred Spooner unveiled on 30 May 1934 by Lindsay Everard MP at the headquarters of the Women’s Automobile and Sports Association, presented by an anonymous donor.[5]
Bust of a man, head and shoulders		Aberdeen, Scotland	Bust of a man, head and shoulders, Bronze, Signed and Dated 1960, 53 cm - 33 cm (20.87 in - 12.99 in) Sold 2017
John Logie Baird		West Clyde Street, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute	A bust of John Logie Baird mounted on a concrete plinth, depicted in middle age, wearing a suit. A version of the 1943 original is now in the National Museum of Scotland.

Works with Walter Gilbert

Main article: List of works by Walter Gilbert § With his son Donald Gilbert and H. H. Martyn

It was in around 1922 that Gilbert worked as a modeller and worked with his father, Walter Gilbert.[1]

See also

• Walter Gilbert

References

1. Medhurt, Phillip. Hubert Donald Macgeoch Gilbert. Works Arranged and Executed by Walter Gilbert in association with Louis Weingartner and Donald Gilbert. Archive.org. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
2. Adelphi Building. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
3. Elkin, Robert (1946). Royal Philharmonic. London: Rider. p. 20. OCLC 3141945.
4. Sir Henry Wood Collection. Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
5. "The Woman Engineer". www2.theiet.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

External links

• Donald Gilbert pottery
• 'Aviator' sculpture