John Vernon Lord

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John Vernon Lord
Lord in 2012
Born	(1939-04-09) 9 April 1939 (age 85) Glossop, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	Illustrator, writer, teacher
Nationality	British
Spouse	Lorna Deanna Trevelyan
Children	Three

John Vernon Lord is an illustrator, author and teacher. He is widely recognized for his illustrations of various texts such as Aesop's Fables,^[1]The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear;^[2] and the Folio Society's Myths and Legends of the British Isles.^[3][4] He has also illustrated classics of English literature, including the works of Lewis Carroll and James Joyce.

Lord has written and illustrated several books for children, which have been published and translated into multiple languages. His book The Giant Jam Sandwich has been in print since 1972.^[5]

He was head of various departments, including the Head of the School of Design, at Brighton Art School, Polytechnic and University. He is now Professor Emeritus at the University of Brighton where he was Professor of Illustration 1986-99. An Honorary D.Litt. was conferred upon him by the University of Brighton in 2000.^[6] He was the chair of the Graphic Design Board of the Council for National Academic Awards 1981-84.