Joseph Cribb
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Joseph Cribb was born in Hammersmith, London, in 1892, and became Eric Gill
's assistant at the age of 14. The following year he started an official five year apprenticeship with Gill. He became a well-known sculptor in his own right, after Gill left Ditchling for Wales in 1924. Cribb is best known for his many church sculptures in south east England, including carving the 14 Stations of the Cross
at St Matthew's, Westminster
.
When Eric Gill moved to Ditchling in 1907, Cribb went with him as his apprentice. Later they worked together at The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic
on Ditchling Common
. When Gill left the Guild in 1924, Cribb took over the stone carver's workshop and continued working there until his death. Cribb's brother Lawrence went with Gill to Wales and then to Buckinghamshire as his primary assistant. Cribb and Gill continued to work together, for example on the monumental sculpture Mankind that is now in the Tate
.
Cribb was a sculptor of Commonwealth war graves
, which Gill's brother Max Gill had drawn up, prior to their being copied by French artists and machines, making over 50 originals for the many regimental badges represented. Though Cribb died in 1967, the Guild itself survived until 1989.
Eric Gill
Arthur Eric Rowton Gill was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement...
's assistant at the age of 14. The following year he started an official five year apprenticeship with Gill. He became a well-known sculptor in his own right, after Gill left Ditchling for Wales in 1924. Cribb is best known for his many church sculptures in south east England, including carving the 14 Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St...
at St Matthew's, Westminster
St Matthew's, Westminster
St Matthew's Church, Westminster was built between 1849 and 1851 to the design of Sir George Gilbert Scott, assisted by his brother-in-law, George Frederick Bodley. Subsequently, Sir Ninian Comper added the Lady Chapel . The interior was greatly enriched by the work of Bodley, Charles Kempe, W.E....
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When Eric Gill moved to Ditchling in 1907, Cribb went with him as his apprentice. Later they worked together at The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic
The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic
The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic was an art colony and experiment in communal life in early 20th century England. The story of the Guild began when Eric Gill the sculptor and letter cutter came to Ditchling, Sussex in 1907 with his apprentice Joseph Cribb and was soon followed by fellow...
on Ditchling Common
Ditchling Common
Ditchling Common once the King's land as part of the Saxon Manor, is now a Country Park north of Ditchling and lies between Haywards Heath and Lewes to the east of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. It covers an area of and can be found at map reference TQ337181...
. When Gill left the Guild in 1924, Cribb took over the stone carver's workshop and continued working there until his death. Cribb's brother Lawrence went with Gill to Wales and then to Buckinghamshire as his primary assistant. Cribb and Gill continued to work together, for example on the monumental sculpture Mankind that is now in the Tate
Tate
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Cribb was a sculptor of Commonwealth war graves
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves, and places of commemoration, of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars...
, which Gill's brother Max Gill had drawn up, prior to their being copied by French artists and machines, making over 50 originals for the many regimental badges represented. Though Cribb died in 1967, the Guild itself survived until 1989.