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Gerber, Cyril
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1917-2012
History
Cyril Gerber was a gallery owner who championed and supported a number of artists, including the founding of the Compass Gallery in Glasgow in 1969. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at The Glasgow School of Art, amongst other accolades, and was awarded an OBE for services to the Arts in Scotland in 1993.
Source: https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-cyril-gerber-obe-gallery-owner-whose-contribution-visual-art-scotland-was-unique-and-enduring-1609486; http://compassgallery.co.uk/2015/about/; https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53527/page/11/data.pdf
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P856