Graham Percy

Graham Percy

Graham Percy (June 7, 1938 – January 4, 2008) [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/graham-percy-childrens-illustrator-who-took-a-cerebral-approach-to-his-work-769268.html Graham Percy: Children's illustrator who took a cerebral approach to his work - Obituaries, News - Independent.co.uk ] ] was a noted illustrator of children's books. He was born and brought up in New Zealand. He studied Graphic Design at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1967 and becoming a freelance artist specializing in children's book illustration. He had over 100 books to his credit [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=graham+percy Amazon.co.uk: graham percy: Books ] ] [ [http://www.loc.gov/fedsearch/records.tkl?cclquery=%22graham+percy%22%20&start=1&id=target-z3950.tkl&targets%5B%5D=z3950&targets%5B%5D=recommend&alltargets=targets%5B%5D~z3950|targets%5B%5D~webpages|targets%5B%5D~recommend|Search Results from Library of Congress Online Catalog (Beta) ] ] , some of which have been told or re-told by himself. He illustrated numerous board books, pop up books and pull tab books. Among his most notable achievements:

* Illustrations for "Crime and the law" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2072181526%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] (1969) by Bernard Brown
*Design [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0672911/ Graham Percy ] ] of the full-length animated film Hugo the Hippo in Hungary (1970 - 1972)
* Illustrations for "La Belle au bois dormant" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2079125346%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] (1977) written by Charles Perrault
*Illustration for a TV adaptation of The Emperor's Nightingale which won the Prix d'Italia (1983)
* Illustrations for "When Dad cuts down the chestnut tree" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2087035299%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] (1988) by Pam Ayres
*Illustrations for the "Fantastic Flying Journey" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0671649825 Amazon.co.uk: The Fantastic Flying Journey (Books for Young Readers): Gerald Durrell,Graham Percy: Books ] ] (1987) and "Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1850292892 Amazon.co.uk: The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure: Gerald Durrell,Graham Percy: Books ] ] (1989) by the noted author and naturalist Gerald Durrell, both published by Conran Octopus
*Illustrations for "The Woodland Gospels According to Captain Beaky and His Band" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0571142850 Amazon.co.uk: The Woodland Gospels According to Captain Beaky and His Band: The Archbishop of Canterbury,Jeremy Lloyd,Graham Percy: Books ] ] , by Jeremy Lloyd, Faber and Faber (1990)
* Illustrations for "A cup of starshine (1991)" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2090047978%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] selected by Jill Bennett
* Illustrations and text for "The Cock, the mouse, and the little red hen" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2091071857%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] (1992)
*Concept and illustrations for Arthouse [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0811804976 Amazon.co.uk: Arthouse: Graham Percy: Books ] ] (1996), published by Chronicle Books, reviewed in the New York Times [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEEDB113DF93AA25751C0A963958260 IN SHORT: NONFICTION; Rooms of Their Own - New York Times ] ] , artwork exhibited at Storyopolis gallery [ [http://www.storyopolis.com Storyopolis Book Bushels, Books, Toys, Children Illustrations, Art Gallery ] ] in Los Angeles.
*Illustrations and text for "Lullabies: Poems and Rhymes to Dream on" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1561386251 Amazon.co.uk: Lullabies: Poems and Rhymes to Dream on (Miniature Pop-up Books): Graham Percy: Books ] ] , Running Press (1995) - this [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2094074911%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] is a part of the Library of Congress Miniature Book Collection which has books of height 10 cm or less
*Design and illustration for the series "Graham Percy's Animal Tails" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/067986220X Amazon.co.uk: The Tiger's Tale/Book With Tail (Graham Percy's Animal Tails): Graham Percy: Books ] ] , Random House (1995)
*Illustrations for the illustrated Mother Goose [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1858338220 Amazon.co.uk: Mother Goose The Children's Classic Edition: Leon Baxter,Graham Percy,Gary Rees,Kay Widdowson,Jenny Williams: Books ] ] , Running Press (1997)
*Illustrations for the Wind in the Willows [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/185793914X Amazon.co.uk: The Wind in the Willows (Little Classics): Kenneth Grahame,Graham Percy: Books ] ] , HarperCollins (1997) joining the likes of Arthur Rackham and E. H. Shepard
* Illustrations for "The mailbox mice mystery" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2098065708%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] (1999) by Juli Mahr
* Illustrations for "Mama tiger, Baba Tiger" [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=10&CMD=10+records+per+page&CMD=lccn+%20%20%2099053519%20 Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog) ] ] (2001) by Juli Mahr
*Concept and illustrations for Imagined Histories [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0955583004 Amazon.co.uk: Graham Percy - Imagined Histories: Graham Percy: Books ] ] (2007), published by Crear, space to create [ [http://crear.co.uk/ Crear - home ] ] , supported by the Scottish Arts Council.

External links

* [http://www.grahampercy.com/ Graham Percy's website]

References

* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/graham-percy-childrens-illustrator-who-took-a-cerebral-approach-to-his-work-769268.html Obituary]


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