Cicely Englefield

Cicely Englefield (29 June 1893–1970) was a British artist known for writing and illustrating children's books.

Biography

Englefield was born in the Lee area of south London where her father was a solicitor and County Court Register.^[1] After attending Maidstone Grammar School and Blackheath High School, she studied at the St Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts.^[2] After producing illustrations for children's annuals she began to illustrate her own children's books which were often about animal characters and natural history subjects.^[1]^[2] Throughout her career, Englefield often used wood engraving techniques and also created illustrations in watercolour, lithography and pen and ink drawings.^[2] She died at Poole, Dorset.^[1]

Published works

George and Angela, 1932
Katie the Caterpiller, 1933
Billy Winks, 1934
The Tale of a Guinea Pig, 1935
A House for a Mouse, 1936
Squishy Apples, 1937
Bennie Black Lamb, 1938
Connie the Cow, 1939
Jeremy Jack, the Lazy Hare, 1940
Burt the Sparrow, 1941
Monty the Frog, 1941
Feather the Foal, 1942
The Tale of a Tadpole, 1945
In Field and Hedgerow, 1948
Scruffy the Little Black Hen, 1948
Stories of an Old Grey Wall, 1958.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-1082.

[SG2019-1] Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.

[Horne-2] Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-1082.

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