Ernest Gillick

Ernest George Gillick RA (19 November 1874 – 25 September 1951) was a British sculptor.

Gillick was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, on 19 November 1874, the son of a tailor.

His first important commission was for the figures of J. M. W. Turner and Richard Cosway for the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901.

He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and worked frequently as a medalist, as did his wife, Mary Tutin, whom he married in 1905.

[1] He served on the Sculpture Faculty of the British School at Rome and on the Council of the Imperial Arts League.