Quentin Blake: Beyond the Page

Quentin Blake

ISBN 10: 1849760837 / ISBN 13: 9781849760836

Published by Tate Publishing, London, 2012

About this Item

First edition of Tate Gallery retrospective. Signed by Quentin Blake on half-title page. Light bump to upper corners. Liquid-caused discoloration to upper and lower edge of dust jacket's rear panel, faintly visible on edges of rear cover. Otherwise a very good copy. Not ex-library or a remainder. Binding is firm. 256 pages. s100v17.

Seller Inventory # EDB03050

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quentin Blake: Beyond the Page
• Publisher: Tate Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849760837
• ISBN 13: 9781849760836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved illustrators in the world, creating brilliant and iconic characters for amongst others Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, and most famously Roald Dahl. He has won numerous awards over the years, including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate, and in 2005 was created CBE. In "Beyond the Page" Blake writes about his projects since 2000, vividly describing his working processes, his collaborators, his travels, and his various projects and commissions, including his 'illustrated walls' projects for hospitals in the UK and France. Generously illustrated with 240 full-colour reproductions of his inimitable work, this is an unsurpassed collection of Quentin Blake's achievements, which together with his fascinating story make it a must for aficionados and professionals alike.

About the Author

Quentin Blake taught for many years at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. As well as being known for his collaborations with writers such as Russell Hoban and Roald Dahl, his own creations, such as Mister Magnolia, have contributed to his reputation as one of the world's leading illustrators and an inspiration for artists everywhere. He was, in the words of The Guardian, 'already a national institution' when he was appointed the first Children's Laureate in 1999. He is particularly engaged in enabling art to reach a young audience, as was the case with the immensely popular touring exhibition 'Tell Me a Picture' held at the National Gallery in 2001.