Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
קולדקט, רנדולף, 1846-1886
Name (Latin)
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886
Other forms of name
Caldecott, R. (Randolph), 1846-1886
Date of birth
1846-03-22
Date of death
1886-02-12
Occupation
Artists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 19687125
Wikidata: Q1364488
Library of congress: n 50032151
Sources of Information
  • OCLC, July 14, 2008(hld.: Caldecott, R., 1846-1886 ; usage: R. Caldecott)
  • Wikipedia, October 24, 2014:(born 22 March 1846 Chester; died 12 February 1886 St. Augustine, Florida; British artist and illustrator)
  • Randolph J. Caldecott and the story of the Caldecott Medal, c2003.
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Wikipedia description:

Randolph Caldecott ( KAWL-də-kot; 22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a prolific British artist and illustrator who illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons, made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy. He is most famous for his illustrations of children's books, for transforming the style of book illustration, and for his continuing influence on illustrators of children's books.

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