Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon | |
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Born | 24 July 1826 Littlehampton, Sussex, England |
Died | February 16, 1874 Lambeth, London, England | (aged 47)
Occupation | Artist, educator |
Genre | Children's Literature |
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon (24 July 1826 – 6 February 1874) was an English teacher and artist known for her talents during the 1860s in Ontario, Canada. In 1966, her most comprehensive work, An Illustrated Comic Alphabet, was published by librarians and artists who admired her work. Five years later, the Canadian Library Association inaugurated an annual award named for her, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. It recognizes the year's best illustration by a Canadian illustrator of a children's book published in Canada.[1]