John Lawrence (illustrator)

John Lawrence (born 15 September 1933 in Hastings[1]) is an English illustrator and wood engraver.

He has twice won the Francis Williams Award for illustration (sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London), and twice been runner-up for the Kurt Emil - Maschler Award.[2] He has also published children's books in his own right including This Little Chick which was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year.[3] He was master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1990,[4] and now lives in Cambridge.[5]

  1. ^ http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/l/10346/John+Wilfred.aspx Debrett’s People of Today, John Lawrence, Esq Profile
  2. ^ "The Illustration Cupboard". Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ Lawrence, John (2002). This Little Chick. ISBN 0763617164.
  4. ^ "John Lawrence Collection".
  5. ^ Stevenson, Robert Louis (2009). Treasure Island. ISBN 978-0763644451.