Cicely Englefield
Cicely Englefield (29 June 1893–1970) was a British artist known for writing and illustrating children's books.
Biography
Englefield was born in the Lee area of south London where her father was a solicitor and County Court Register.[1] After attending Maidstone Grammar School and Blackheath High School, she studied at the St Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts.[2] After producing illustrations for children's annuals she began to illustrate her own children's books which were often about animal characters and natural history subjects.[1][2] Throughout her career, Englefield often used wood engraving techniques and also created illustrations in watercolour, lithography and pen and ink drawings.[2] She died at Poole, Dorset.[1]
Published works
- George and Angela, 1932
- Katie the Caterpiller, 1933
- Billy Winks, 1934
- The Tale of a Guinea Pig, 1935
- A House for a Mouse, 1936
- Squishy Apples, 1937
- Bennie Black Lamb, 1938
- Connie the Cow, 1939
- Jeremy Jack, the Lazy Hare, 1940
- Burt the Sparrow, 1941
- Monty the Frog, 1941
- Feather the Foal, 1942
- The Tale of a Tadpole, 1945
- In Field and Hedgerow, 1948
- Scruffy the Little Black Hen, 1948
- Stories of an Old Grey Wall, 1958.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-1082.
- 1893 births
- 1970 deaths
- 20th-century English women artists
- Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art
- Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design
- Artists from London
- British children's writers
- British women children's book illustrators
- English children's book illustrators
- People educated at Blackheath High School
- People educated at Maidstone Grammar School
- People from Lee, London
- Writers who illustrated their own writing