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I read in the entry for Blundells School that Gill is listed among "Notable former masters", but that fact is not mentioned in Gill's biography. Does anyone have information about this? Franciscus montmartinensis

There may be confusion with S. T. Gill, an Australian artist from the 19th Century but I note Eric Gill's name has been removed from list of Blundell's masters on Wikipedia. Gill was reposible for the re-building and interior adornments of a Blundell's chapel in the immediate pre-war period.Dorkinglad (talk) 11:54, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and a query

Johnston Memorial at St Nicholas' Church, Poling

JMF - First off, thanks for an exemplary example of how to handle a highly controversial subject in a comprehensive but sensitive way. I think the article strikes a very good balance between detail and discretion. Can I also ask a couple of questions? I came to Gill's page via the Johnston Monument, which I created to fill a gap, here. The Johnston Monument appears to have very little coverage online, e.g. I can find no image beyond the one in the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register. Do any of the book sources on Gill, which I'm guessing you have, make any mention of it? I'm also interested to untangle the links with Edward Johnston and the Johnston family, within the bounds of Wikipedia:No original research. How, for example, is Edward related to Geoffrey Stewart Johnston, whose memorial it is? And is he also related to Harry Johnston, commemorated by Gill in another church? No worries if you can't help, but many thanks in anticipation. KJP1 (talk) 11:13, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@KJP1: Thank you but I can't claim to be a major contributor of content to the article; my main effort was to validate the citations as I had hoped we could get it up to wp:Good article status. Sorry nothing I have goes that wide. I borrowed McCarthy from Archive.org (have you tried https://archive.org/search?query=%22Eric+Gill%22 ? Quite a few books available to borrow there that may help.)
Pinging 14GTR, who also contributed substantially to the article and who may have something? --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 11:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Those are some really helpful suggestions. Now I just need to find my Internet Archive password! Thanks again. KJP1 (talk) 12:34, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Images

@KJP1: I am a bit surprised about your comment that there are too many images, given that the topic is essentially visual. I don't have strong feelings about the Ditchling view, but the Nuptials of God seems really crucial in understanding both Gill's views on religion, and why the church hierarchy were alarmed by his work. So I have put that image back in. All the images of engravings are either specifically mentioned in the text or relate to issues raised in the text. Happy to discuss further. Kognos (talk) 12:47, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you intend to ping @14GTR: (who made the "too many images" observation?
It may help to refer to MOS:IMAGEREL, which says in summary that images should illustrate the text, not decorate it. Does the text actually say Gill's views on religion, and why the church hierarchy were alarmed by his work (cited of course)? --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 16:09, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@14GTR:@JMF: whoops, yes I did, sorry. And yes the article text does address both Gill's views on the sexual nature of religion and the hierarchy's response to those views (which was also shared by some in the Ditchling community), with a citation to Fiona MacCarthy's book, which also reproduces the Nuptials of God image.Kognos (talk) 20:03, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think this is an excellent article and that most of the depictions are valid in the context of 'adornment' so personally I wouldn't omit many. Have you thought of using the 'Gallery' heading which is used on many articles see Eugène Chigot, for example. Wikipedia encourages gallery depictions.Dorkinglad (talk) 11:39, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Eric_Gill
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