THE QUENTIN BLAKE BOOK

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A fully illustrated overview of the life and work of the universally loved Quentin Blake, released ahead of the artist's 90th birthday in December 2022. Familiar to both young and old alike, Blake's joyous artworks are full of character that have amused and inspired generations of readers. He is best-known for his collaborations on children's books, including those written by Michael Rosen, Joan Aiken, John Yeoman, Russell Hoban and most famously, Roald Dahl. Profusely illustrated with images specially selected in consultation with the artist, this book celebrates and commemorates his life's work and showcases the wide ranging and personal nature of his art. An artist for seven decades, Blake's first drawings were published in Punch when he was just 16. He has also illustrated literary classics such as A Christmas Carol, Candide and Don Quixote and has received numerous prizes and awards for his illustration work including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the international Bologna Ragazzi Prize. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate, and in 2002 he won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the highest international recognition given to creators of children's books. He received a knighthood for 'services to illustration' in the New Year's Honours for 2013. In the last twenty years Blake has extended his practice to large-scale works for hospitals, libraries and public spaces. He has created large site-specific works for the House of Illustration, London (to reopen in 2023 as the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration) and Hastings Contemporary, Sussex. He is a recipient of the Légion d'Honneur and his projects in France include a maternity hospital in Angers and the Petit Palais Museum in Paris.