- Ionicus
Infobox comics creator
name = Ionicus
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birthname = Joshua Armitage
birthdate = birth date|1913|09|26
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deathdate = 1998
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nationality = English
area = Illustrator
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website =Ionicus was the
pen name of Joshua Armitage (26 September 1913 – 1998), an Englishillustrator . [http://wodehouse.ru/dt070298.htm Obituary] ]He is best-known for drawing the covers for a wide range of Penguin editions of
P. G. Wodehouse , though he also contributed cartoons and drawings to "Punch" for more than 40 years, and provided cover designs and text illustrations for nearly 400 books in total.Book Cover Art
Although best-known for his depiction of Wodehouse's idyllic England, Ionicus also drew covers for a number of well-known authors in other genres, such as the following:
* Children's fantasy titles byDiana Wynne Jones , "Charmed Life" and "Witch Week". [http://www.maulu.demon.co.uk/books/DWJ/dw1.html Diana Wynne Jones UK First Edition cover art] ]
* Horror titles byRonald Chetwynd-Hayes , "The King's Ghost" [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/r-chetwynd-hayes/kings-ghost.htm The King's Ghost] ] , "Tales From The Hidden World" [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/r-chetwynd-hayes/tales-from-hidden-world.htm Tales From The Hidden World] ] , and "The Haunted Grange" [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/r-chetwynd-hayes/haunted-grange.htm The Haunted Grange] ] .Wartime Art
During his wartime service in the British Navy he also contributed to the Admiralty-sponsored monthly magazine "Ditty Box" [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/artists/ionicus.htm National Archives Online Exhibition "The Art of War"] ] .
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