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Joe Tilson

1928–2023

British painter, sculptor, and printmaker, born in London. After working as a carpenter and cabinet-maker, 1944–6, and serving with the RAF, 1946–9, he studied at *St Martin's School of Art, 1949–52, and at the *Royal College of Art, 1952–5.

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Text Source: A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (Oxford University Press)

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Ziggurat 1963 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Ziggurat 1963 Walker Art Gallery
Collage 16/W, 1961 1961 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Collage 16/W, 1961 1961 Walker Art Gallery
Delphic Oracle 1980 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Delphic Oracle 1980 Chippenham Museum
Zikkurat 1967 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Zikkurat 1967 Walker Art Gallery
Prorosia 1978 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Prorosia 1978 Harlow Art Trust: Basildon Arts Trust Collection, transferred from The Foundation for Essex Arts, 2022
Grenada 1965 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Grenada 1965 University of Warwick
Reflector Column, Ziglical 2 1965 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Reflector Column, Ziglical 2 1965 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Summer 1959 1959 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Summer 1959 1959 Bradford Museums and Galleries
Ziggurat II 1964 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Ziggurat II 1964 National Museum Cardiff
Zikkurat 4, Spectrum 1967 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Zikkurat 4, Spectrum 1967 Yale Center for British Art
Fire Ladder, Air Ladder, Water Ladder, Earth Ladder 1974 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Fire Ladder, Air Ladder, Water Ladder, Earth Ladder 1974 Royal Academy of Arts
1–5 (The Senses) 1963 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

1–5 (The Senses) 1963 Pallant House Gallery
Stele for Dionysos (Diptych B) 1982 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Stele for Dionysos (Diptych B) 1982 Chippenham Museum
Triptych No. 3A 1960 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Triptych No. 3A 1960 Pallant House Gallery
Lufbery and Rickenbacker 1963 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Lufbery and Rickenbacker 1963 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Chthonic Box 1974 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Chthonic Box 1974 Government Art Collection
Small Geometry No. 1 1964 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Small Geometry No. 1 1964 Pallant House Gallery
Liknon, Egg and Pomegranate 1987 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Liknon, Egg and Pomegranate 1987 Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Ladder Section Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Ladder Section Brunel University London
Six Prints Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Six Prints Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Fire Wheel 1987 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Fire Wheel 1987 Chippenham Museum
Geometry No. 6 1964–1965 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Geometry No. 6 1964–1965 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
For Demeter IX 1979 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

For Demeter IX 1979 British Council Collection
Ziggurat 1968 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Ziggurat 1968 Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Ziggurat Section Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Ziggurat Section Brunel University London
Expanding Circular Section Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Expanding Circular Section Brunel University London
Labyrinth Julian's Bowyer 1974 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Labyrinth Julian's Bowyer 1974 Royal Academy of Arts
Moon 1978 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Moon 1978 Hiscox Collection
Liknon 3 1987 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Liknon 3 1987 Tate
Summer 1959 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Summer 1959 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Zikkurat 7 1967 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Zikkurat 7 1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Space Trophy 1961–1962 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Space Trophy 1961–1962 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Dionysos Karpios 1990–1991 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Dionysos Karpios 1990–1991 Royal Academy of Arts
Small Geometry No. 1 1964 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Small Geometry No. 1 1964 Pallant House Gallery
Construction: Small 3D Geometry 1965 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Construction: Small 3D Geometry 1965 Newport Museum and Art Gallery
Ziglical Column 1966 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Ziglical Column 1966 Tate
Page 1, 'Penelope' 1969 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Page 1, 'Penelope' 1969 British Library
Summer, 1959 1959 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Summer, 1959 1959 Museum of the Home
Road to Eleusis 2 1987 Joe Tilson (1928–2023)

Road to Eleusis 2 1987 Harris Museum & Art Gallery