Florence Kate Upton - English Illustrator and Author (1873-1922) Florence Kate Upton Although Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922) was born in New York, her parents always considered England their home. Her father, Thomas Harborough Upton, was an artist who emi­grated to the United States where he married Bertha Hudson (1849-1912), the

Edward Lear - English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. (1812-1888) Edward Lear (1866) Edward Lear (1812-1888) was born in London. As the youngest of a large family he was obliged to support himself as a com­mercial artist by the age of fifteen. At nineteen, he became a draughtsman at

George Cruikshank - British caricaturist and book illustrator (1792-1878) George Cruikshank George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was born in London. He had little formal education and no specialized art training beyond serving an apprenticeship to his father, Isaac, a hack engraver whose early death precipitated George’s prolific and varied career. While his

Charles Henry Bennett - British Illustrator (1828-1867) Charles Henry Bennett Charles Henry Bennett (1829-1867) was born in Covent Gar­den, London. To provide inspiration and models for some of his best art, he later recalled from childhood the highly indi­vidualized faces of the crowds who frequented the open market place. Bennett

Ezra Jack Keats - American Author & Illustrator (1916-1983) Erza Jack Keats Whether Ezra Jack Keats used Matisse-colored collages or expressionistic blends of dark acrylic paints, he successfully Illustrated the emotive landscape of an urban child’s life, re­flecting both its exuberance and squalor. Boldly stylistic, Keats’s early work was marked

Sir Quentin Blake - British Author & Illustrator 1932- Sir Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Blake began draw­ing for Punch and other British magazines while still in his teens. After attending Downing Col­lege in Cambridge and the London University Institute of Education, he took life classes at the Chelsea School of