Quentin Blake Artist

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He may be known best for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial, international Christian Andersen'>Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001 he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 16, 1932
Birth place
Kent , Sidcup

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training at
Chelsea College of Arts

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Quentin Blake on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2179032,00.html
  2. http://exhibits.library.northwestern.edu/exhibits/hca/interviews.html
  3. http://www.andersenpress.co.uk/authors/view/6847
  4. http://www.bexley.gov.uk/news/2007/05/0211.html
  5. http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/artists/quentinblake/biography
  6. http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/quentin-blake-wins-prince-philip-designers-prize-2011
  7. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/14/quentin-blake-illustrations-80th-birthday
  8. http://www.houseofillustration.org.uk/about/trustees
  9. http://www.houseofillustration.org.uk/whats-on/housewarming-season/quentin-blake-inside-stories
  10. http://www.nightingaleproject.org