EXTRACTS: Illustrators Issue 6 © 2013 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

1 ISSUE SIX CONTENTS 2 Bryn Havord tells the story of one of the 20th centuries greatest romantic illustrators. 94 illustrators ISBN 978-1-907081-21-7 ISSN 2052-6520 Issue Number Six Published Winter 2013 Copyright © 2013 by The Book Palace Ltd. All text and artwork copyright is vested with the respective creators and publishers. None of the material within these pages may be reproduced without the written consent of illustrators or the aforementioned copyright holders. The images reproduced within these pages are for research purposes and all efforts have been made to ensure their historical accuracy. illustrators is published quarterly. Subscriptions for four issues: £55 post free UK £77 airmail Europe £89 airmail USA/Rest of world Available in the USA from budplant.com Trade Orders : IQ@bookpalace.com magazines@centralbooks.com Printed in China by Prolong Press Ltd 48 Graham Coton’s adrenalised art as recalled by his daughter Hilary and David Ashford. Graham Coton Walter Wyles EDITORIAL The bold and multi-faceted art of Laurence Fish is recalled by his widow Jean Bray. 78 Laurence Fish The life and times of one of Fleet Street’s greatest caricaturists by Bryn Havord. 60 Dave Gaskill The Studio Bryn Havord takes us back to 1975 and the formation of the Illustrator’s Workshop. This issue brings together four artists who can all be said to have “lived a bit”. Looking at their lives from today’s perspective, where the road from school, to college, to university is a pre-destined path for the majority of aspirant illustrators, their career paths provide a marked contrast. In the case of three of our featured artists, the Second World War played a major role in their early development, and certainly in the case of Graham Coton, it was to have a lasting influence in their attitudes to life andwork. It’s also worth noting that two of the artists featured; Dave Gaskill and Laurence Fish, didn’t have a formal art education; they refined their craft through working on the job. Walter Wyles and Graham Coton, whilst attending art college were also involved in war work.Wyles as anair raidwarden, andCotonas anRAFphysical training instructor; both youngmenwitnessing at first hand the relentless bombing of London. In the case of all four artists, it was their drive and determination that was the arbiter of their success.That, and the fact that the society they were growing up in was genuinely meritocratic. It was a world where a young hopeful with a portfolio, would be seen by an art editor, or in the case of Laurence Fish, where a prestigious motor manufacturer such as Alvis, would invite a schoolboy with the necessary talent and drive, to become one of their freelance designers. Those days have long gone, and now university degrees are yet another device for lazy employers to filter job applicants, thereby divesting themselves of the need to look a little further afield for real talent. So join us as we celebrate the work of these four artists, and recall the world they inhabited , and the careers they forged. Illustrators The Book Palace Jubilee House Bedwardine Road Crystal Palace London SE19 3AP Email: IQ@bookpalace.com Web: www.bookpalace.com Contact GW: gw@bookpalace.com Tel: 020 8768 0022 (From overseas +44 20 8768 0022) Publisher: Geoff West Editor & Designer: Peter Richardson Associate Editor & Art Director: Bryn Havord Consultant Editor: David Ashford Featured Writers: Bryn Havord, David Ashford, and Jean Bray. Website: Paul Tanner Subscriptions & Distribution: David Howarth Advertising: ads@bookpalace.com illustratorsquarterly.com The opinions expressed in illustrators are those of the writers, and are not necessarily those of the editor and publishers. The accuracy of the authentication of all images is the responsibility of the contributors. Cover Image: Walter Wyles Letters Your feedback, a chance to win a book worth £45.00. 96 90 The Bookshelf Books to stimulate.