Monday, 25 March 2013

John Lawrence


He was born in Hastings in 1933 and attended Hastings School of art and also did military service in West Africa. He has illustrated over 250 books some of them he has also written as well. The types of books he does can be picture books for children to adult works which include best selling Watership Down  by Richard Adams and Phillip Pullman’s Lyra’s Oxford. He has also won the Francis Williams award for illustration twice. He has also been a part time lecturer for most of his career. His work is also displayed in several public collections including Victoria & Albert Museum.

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