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Quentin Blake

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Blake won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen…

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Known for
Illustration
Awards
Kate Greenaway Medal 1980 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration 2002
Education
Downing College, Cambridge · Chelsea School of Art
Born
Quentin Saxby Blake (1932-12-16) 16 December 1932 (age 93) Sidcup, Kent, England

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Quentin Blake → Blake, Book Illustrators, Brighton Polytechnic, Conference Proceedings Part II, Douglas Martin, Essays On Fifteen Contemporary, Illustration, Julia MacRae Books, Martin, Research, The Telling Line
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Quentin Blake → Chelsea School of Art, Downing College, Cambridge
Awards · 1
Quentin Blake → Kate Greenaway Medal 1980 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration 2002
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Quentin Blake → Quentin Saxby Blake (1932-12-16) 16 December 1932 (age 93) Sidcup, Kent, England
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Quentin Blake → Illustration

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Blake was an occasional presenter of the BBC children's storytelling programme Jackanoryinstance ofBlake has illustrated two of David Walliams' books and has illustrated Folio Society Limited Editions0.80text
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