| Jack Matthew
grew up in Oldham, Lancs. He studied at Oldham School of Art and
at Goldsmiths’ College, concentrating on wood engraving, lithography
and illustration. The books he illustrated were usually adventure
stories, such as Stevenson’s Catriona (1947). He illustrated
two books for Peter Lunn, The Haunted Island and Spanish Galleon
with textured pencil drawings, the full-page illustrations printed
black over various colours. They are very well drawn and full of
action.
Information taken from: Robinson,
N. and Robinson, S., 'Ladybird Artists', http://www.12testing.co.uk/~easy/ladybird/authors/va.htm,
accessed April 30 2004 (originally from The Dictionary of 20th
Century British Book Illustrators by Alan Horne, pub. Antique
Collectors’ Club, 1994).
Related Texts:
- The "Flight" series 1-6, 1958-62 (Illustrated)
- The Story of Cricket, 1964 (Illustrated)
- The Story of Football, 1964 (Illustrated)
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