Quentin Blake - Signed Illustration from The Nightingale Project (Artist's Proof)

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Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986. His first drawings were published in Punch while he was 16 and still at school. He continued to draw for Punch, The Spectator and other magazines over many years, while at the same time entering the world of children's books with A Drink of Water by John Yeoman in 1960. He is known for his collaboration with writers such as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, John Yeoman and, most famously, Roald Dahl. He has also illustrated classic children's books, and created much-loved characters of his own, including Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. Now in his 70s he is recognised, according to The Guardian, as 'a national institution'. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate, a post designed to raise the profile of children's literature. In 2002 his book Laureate's Progress recorded many of his activities and the illustrations he produced during his two-year tenure.

This is part of a series of illustrations drawn for The Nightingale Project which works to place art into various London hospitals and mental health care centres.

The dimensions:

29 x 39cm

Medium:

Giclée Print (unframed)

The reserve price is £100.

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Artwork is to be collected from JAGS after the end of the auction (12 noon, 12th December 2008).

Arrangements for collection are to be made through the Development Office: laura.hooper@jags.org.uk; 020 8299 8417.

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