Gordon Ellis

For the Canadian politician, see Gordon Bennett Ellis.

Gordon Ellis
Born
Ian Gordon Ellis

(1920-07-17)17 July 1920
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Died3 December 1978(1978-12-03) (aged 58)[1]
EducationMerchant Taylors School, Crosby
Known for
SpouseBarbara Kay[1]

Ian Gordon Ellis (17 July 1920 – 3 December 1978) was a British artist who specialised in maritime painting. He had his first commission published in the Liverpool Daily Post at the age of thirteen and after a period as a draughtsman became a professional artist in 1948. Ellis was often commissioned by shipping companies to create paintings of newly launched vessels.

  1. ^ a b Tibbles, Anthony (2023). A Dictionary of Liverpool Ship Portraitists and Marine Artists. Liverpool University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9781837646524.