Emilio Coia
George Blake, 1893 - 1961. Novelist (with Neil Gunn, 1891 - 1973, novelist, and Douglas Young, 1913 - 1973, poet)
About this artwork
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artist:Emilio Coia (1911 - 1997) Scottish
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title:George Blake, 1893 - 1961. Novelist (with Neil Gunn, 1891 - 1973, novelist, and Douglas Young, 1913 - 1973, poet)
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date created:Executed 1957
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materials:Ink, chalk and pencil on paper
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measurements:Irregular: 35.00 x 41.40 cm
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credit line:Given by Christopher Blake 1983
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accession number:PG 2586
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Emilio Coia
Emilio Coia
Glasgow-born Coia studied at Glasgow School of Art where his teacher, Maurice Grieffenhagen, identified his abilities as a caricaturist. After college Coia eloped to London with fellow student, Marie Neale. To begin with, Coia walked the length of Fleet Street trying to sell his caricatures to the...
