William Sharpington

Not to be confused with William Sharington.

William Sharpington
Picture of a man wearing a bowler hat
Sharpington working on lettering at the Adelphi in 1951[1]
Born1900
Kennington, London, England[2]
Died1973 (aged 72–73)
Downe, London, England[3]
OccupationLettering artist
EmployerCity and Guilds of London Art School
Spouse
Claire Sharpington[4]
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(m. 1933)​
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William Sharpington[a] (1900–1973) was a British lettering artist who worked in sign painting and the design of monuments.[8][9][10][11][12][b] In the view of John Nash and Gerald Fleuss, his workshop "produced, from the [1940s] to the [1960s], some of the most distinguished public lettering in England".[14]

  1. ^ Hampton, J. A. (4 June 2008). "Mr W. Sharpington begins work on a memorial inscription at the Adelphi in London". Getty Images. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ Nash 1989, p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Nash 1989, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Mrs Claire Sharpington Painting A Plaque Designed By Her Husband For A Building Which Stands On The Site Of The Former Adelphi Terrace". Shutterstock. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ Nash 1989, p. 14.
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  8. ^ Lubell 2010, p. 22.
  9. ^ Garrett, Nick (6 August 2022). "Wartski case history NGS Design & Gild – NGS Sign lettering & writing". Nick Garrett Signwriter. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Pen to Printer: Edward Johnston Foundation Seminar". BLAG (Better Letters Magazine). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Special Report: The Royal Hospital School commemorated at Greenwich". The Royal Hospital School Magazine. No. 25. October 1963. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  12. ^ Gardner, William (1982). Alphabet at Work. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 18.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jackson oral history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nash Fleuss was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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