Emilio Coia
John Maxwell, 1905 - 1962. Artist
About this artwork
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title:John Maxwell, 1905 - 1962. Artist
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accession number:PG 2500
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materials:Ball-point, chalk and watercolour on paper
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:38.50 x 26.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1981
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copyright:© The Estate of the Artist
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 newspapers, before the…