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1911 Glasgow, Scotland - 1997 Clydebank, Scotland. Known for: Painting, caricatures.
Emilio Coia (13 April 1911, Glasgow - 17 June 1997, Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist. Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in... Read full biography
Emilio Coia (13 April 1911, Glasgow - 17 June 1997, Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist. Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in Glasgow. He was the son of Italian immigrant Giovanni Coia, a Glasgow ice-cream retailer, who trained him... Read full biography
Emilio Coia (13 April 1911, Glasgow - 17 June 1997, Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist. Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in Glasgow. He was the son of Italian immigrant Giovanni Coia, a Glasgow ice-cream retailer, who trained him as an artist. Educated at St Mungo's Academy and the Glasgow School of Art, he had a long period of work in advertising (before, during and after World War II), before returning to the newspaper... Read full biography
Emilio Coia (13 April 1911, Glasgow - 17 June 1997, Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist. Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in Glasgow. He was the son of Italian immigrant Giovanni Coia, a Glasgow ice-cream retailer, who trained him as an artist. Educated at St Mungo's Academy and the Glasgow School of Art, he had a long period of work in advertising (before, during and after World War II), before returning to the newspaper business (initially in Glasgow), but later for the Edinburgh-published The Scotsman. This led to a long and mutually-beneficial association with the Edinburgh Festival. Coia also contributed to the early days of Scottish Television; talking entertainingly... Read full biography
Emilio Coia (13 April 1911, Glasgow - 17 June 1997, Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist. Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in Glasgow. He was the son of Italian immigrant Giovanni Coia, a Glasgow ice-cream retailer, who trained him as an artist. Educated at St Mungo's Academy and the Glasgow School of Art, he had a long period of work in advertising (before, during and after World War II), before returning to the newspaper business (initially in Glasgow), but later for the Edinburgh-published The Scotsman. This led to a long and mutually-beneficial association with the Edinburgh Festival. Coia also contributed to the early days of Scottish Television; talking entertainingly on a wide range of subjects and producing caricatures and sketches on live and recorded TV programmes. He was widely and deservedl... Read full biography
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Emilio Coia (13 April 1911, Glasgow - 17 June 1997, Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist.
Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in Glasgow. He was the son of Italian immigrant Giovanni Coia, a Glasgow ice-cream retailer, who trained him as an artist.
Educated at St Mungo's Academy and the Glasgow School of Art, he had a long period of work in advertising (before, during and after World War II), before returning to the newspaper business (initially in Glasgow), but later for the Edinburgh-published The Scotsman. This led to a long and mutually-beneficial association with the Edinburgh Festival.
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