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Description: | Local interest. Illustration.
Randolph Caldecott, the artist and book illustrator, was born at 150 Bridge Street in 1846, and educated at King Henry VIII School, both in Chester. He died in Florida in 1886, and there is a memorial to him in Chester Cathedral.
Chester Library has a collection of about 140 volumes by Caldecott, with some duplication, including his contributions to The Graphic Magazine, Washington Irving's 'Old Christmas' and 'Bracbridge Hall', and his series of picture books such as 'The House that Jack Built', 'Babes in the Wood' and 'Ride a Cock Horse'. | Subjects: | Artists Art Illustration Childrens literature Works of art Library collections | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01244 315534 | Telephone: | 01244 312935 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8664 | Go to resource |
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