Noel Carrington

Noel Carrington
Noel Carrington
Born	1895; Hereford, England
Died	1989 (aged 93–94)
Nationality	English
Education	Bedford School; Christ Church, Oxford;
Spouse	Catharine Alexander (m. 1925)
Children	3
Relatives	Dora Carrington (sister); Joanna Carrington (daughter);

Noel Lewis Carrington (1895 – 11 April 1989) was an English book designer, editor, publisher, and the founder of Puffin Books.^[1]^[2] He was the author of books on design and on recreation and also worked for Oxford University Press and Penguin Books. In the 1920s he went out to India on behalf of OUP to establish a branch office there.

^ Ian Chilvers. A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999)
^ Rogerson, Ian (1992) Noel Carrington and his Puffin picture books: an exhibition catalogue. Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library ISBN 0-901276-42-1

[1] Ian Chilvers. A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999)

[2] Rogerson, Ian (1992) Noel Carrington and his Puffin picture books: an exhibition catalogue. Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library ISBN 0-901276-42-1

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Noel Carrington
Born	1895 Hereford, England
Died	1989 (aged 93–94)
Nationality	English
Education	Bedford School Christ Church, Oxford
Spouse	Catharine Alexander (m. 1925)
Children	3
Relatives	Dora Carrington (sister) Joanna Carrington (daughter)